 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Donald, Were you a tobacco user? If not Have you been tested for HPV? And you don't have to fit your Signature Line on one line so please go back and add some spaces. Also make sure every date has a year. I was also a fit, couldn't afford to loose 1 pound, low weight person pre Tx. I didn't get a PEG, had a horrible time with nausea from the chemo and lost 30% of my body weight. I assume no nodal involvement since you are a Stage II?
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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