 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Jim,
As each of us can react differently you are right on course for how you will react. Comforting, ugh? I feel for you as 3 years ago today I had just finished my 5th rad and one chemo and was on my way into my unknown which turned out to be very ugly.
Re the taste thing, have you gotten any VHC yet? When you can't taste anything and the pleasure of eating is all but history, it's time to realize that getting the most calories and nutrition in the least amount of time and pain is the goal. So in the 30 seconds max it takes to swallow a can of VHC you get 560 nutritionally balanced calories. Do that 5 or 6 times a day and you have met your goal. That's the way I approached my calories.
Re the Sales job thing that you just can't let go like Margaret and the 20, 20, 80 thing, you had to be a salesman before you were the Mgr, right?
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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