 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | blc,
I had rad to my entire neck below my chin and my docs never said I would loose my saliva all together. It's been 5 1/2 months post Tx and my Dry Mouth gets better every week. I'm to the point now where I actually enjoy eating again and it shows since my weight is increasing to where I am beginning to watch what I eat again. For a while I never thought I would say what I just said.
You may want to question that statement.
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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