I had another follow up on Tuesday this week (two days ago from when I write this), and again it was all good. The doctor (same one I saw last time), was still amazed and pleased at how well I looked. Half jokingly he told me it must be in my genes. (I have a friend of a friend who was diagnosed with the same cancer as me three months before me and he's still struggling with the recovery, he still has mucous, still feels sick and is struggling to eat).
At the check-ups two things are done. The doctor stands behind me and feels both sides of my neck, looking for lumps I guess. Once he's done that he puts a camera up my nose which goes down into my throat, this is nothing like as bad as it sounds. I think this is for two reasons, to look at how my throat is healing (it's still pretty swollen), and to check for any abnormalities.
It was all clear (not that I expected anything else) and I have to go back again in January. They do the follow-ups every 4 weeks or so, not sure why they're so regular, maybe is an aggressive cancer or maybe it's because the healing process takes a while and they keep an eye on that.
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