Hi Greg - welcome to the family. Lots of us have gone before you and come out the other end. Treatment won't be easy; it can be anywhere from mild to downright horrible. Sadly, it's different for all of us, so no way to predict what you will face personally.

Just know that everything you will face has been faced by someone else here in the family. We will all be in your corner every step of the way.

Start eating, eat everything you like, and lots of it. Don't worry about gaining weight right now because I promise you, you will lose weight during treatment. Some of us lost a lot of weight, me 42 pounds overall.

Hang in there, you will get through this just fine.

Tony

Tony, 69, non-smoker, aerobatics pilot, bridge player/teacher, avid dancer (ballroom, latin, swing, country)

09/13 SCC, HPV 16, tonsillectomy, T2N0.
11/13 start rads, no chemo
12/13 taste gone, dry mouth,
02/14 hair slowly returning
05/14 taste the same, dry sinuses, irrigation helps.
01/15 food taste about 60% returned, dry sinuses are worse in winter.
12/20 no more sinus problems, taste pretty good