 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Susan,
What kept me going was not liking what I was hearing. I first was told NO SURGERY, then SURGERY, then RND followed by rad/chemo and I have a 60% chance of surviving 5 years (Dr Death), then partial ND followed by rad/chemo and a 70% chance and finally Moffitt said NO surgery, chemo/rad and a 90% chance....easy choice for me at that point but I always wondered if the next Dr would have said NO CANCER. lol
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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