Tony,

I was just 3 weeks out of Tx and really starting to feel human again and eating more and more different types of solid foods when My wife came down with a cold. As hard as I tried I wasn't able to NOT get her cold. It made me feel like I was pushed back 3 weeks in my recovery. I mean all the typical side effects of a cold are exactly what I was dealing with right after my Tx was completed.

I went to see my ENT because he would see me the next day. After the normal 12 hour wait in the waiting room to see his hiness (and he's a friend of mine) he examined me and said I was fine by ENT's standards and I probably just had a cold. I said I KNOW THAT SO HELP ME. He said I needed to go see a "front line doctor" that's what they do!!

I went home and just lasted it out for a week or so and it went away and my healing continued unabated.

Moral of my story?? Get yourself to a "front line doc" first. If recommended you can always get bumped up to the castle.

Good luck.

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.