 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Jeani,
All of us find eating and swallowing post Tx to be different and how much so depends upon many many factors unique to each person and to their exact cancer and Tx. Taking more time to finish the same quantity of food we used to eat is certainly one of the challenges we all face. I found it helpful during this transition to supplement each meal with a can of VHC mixed with an equal part of whole mile just to make sure I was getting enough calories. I also picked foods that I was more able to eat, paying ZERO attention to the healthiness of the food. For me it was 15 months post Tx before I started to remotely enjoy eating again and I kept drinking the VHC well into my 2nd year of recovery and ALL I had was the concurrent chemo/rad. I am now 95% back to "normal".
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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