Tammy,

Congrats on completing Tx and hang in there for the recovery. It will be frustratingly long but chances are you will improve greatly from where you are now. As I said it took me 16 months before I finally could say "OK I can live with this."

I hope you hang on the Board and share your fresh experiences with the people behind you. As time passes fortunately we forget some details of ugly experiences. I am coming up on 2 years and my usefulness is waning. Before long I won't remember how to log on.

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.