It has been a year since my cancer diagnosis. I have recently been to both my oncologist and otolaryngologist and both have given me a thumbs up. I will have a head and torso CT scan in November for the oncologist and I don’t see the otolaryngologist for a whole year.  I was very fortunate to have an easily treated lymphoma. I will always have deficits in my throat. My body has filled in the area around my vocal cords with extra tissue. It is healthy tissue just not supposed to be there. I also have the amyloid plaques that we don’t know how to remove but the thought is that they came from the lymphoma so I should not be creating any more. My limitations are with projecting my voice and vocal fatigue at the end of the day and with exercise. I lose my voice easily with coughing and exercise. But I no longer have to increase pressure just to talk and I have a voice so I’m happy.  The only limitation that I have right now is a bum hip from an injury years ago. I will be having surgery to remove a calcified labrum and replace it with cadaver. I’ma little concerned about my throat since I will need to be intubated. The surgery is July 26. A bummer for sure but not life threatening this time.