 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Amy,
Take a deep breath. Everybody goes through the shock period. It's a natural defense the body puts up. We are all fortunate to have been Dx, whatever the stage and I hope that surgery will be all you need. I didn't have to have surgery but did have to go through the Chemoradiation Tx. Either way the goal is NO CANCER.
Feel free to ask any question. I think you will find many answers from different perspectives.
GOOD LUCK with the surgery and please keep everyone up to date.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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