 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Cindy,
I echo Brian, Gary, Tim and Markus. I am coming up on 4 years now and I also had IMRT administered by one of the best (IMO) RO's in the US and while the Tx was probably the worse thing I have ever had to go through and I fainted when I was told I had cancer, my side effects are minimal and I am convinced I would not be alive today had I not undergone concurrent chemo/rad. At the same time I am also thankful that I got opinions from 5 different cancer doctors before deciding to be treated at Moffitt.
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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