MM,

Hang in there. I had to stop driving my car during the worst part of Tx for about a moth and a half so that when I finally got back behind the wheel I felt kind of strange. You can't imagine how difficult it was to get back in the saddle after a 5 month layoff!! In Florida we can basically ride year round so I don't even own a stationary bike or belong to a health club. I rode probably 5 miles my first outing and I was still weak and had horrible dry mouth so I went out with a Camelback strapped on my back (first time ever) and had to suck water like every 5 seconds. It was horrible because how can one push a big gear and have to put a tube in his mouth every few seconds to survive? Fortunately this was short lived as I was soon riding without that sack and really having no dry mouth problems as long as someone didn't want to talk to me for very long.

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.