| Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | First off ALWAYS keep in the back of your mind that all of us can react differently to any aspect of our Tx but having said that I believe it's safe to say that a majority of us could not work for some period of time during the Tx and that often occurs from about the 4th week of Tx till the 3rd week post Tx. Again it may be totally shorter or longer for you.
I had tons of pain in my mouth and throat but really didn't have any blisters to speak of and the outside of my neck was nothing more than bad sunburn and that only lasted about a week way late into the Tx.
Fatten yourself up as much as possible until you can't anymore. Your taste may well disappear shortly after the Rad begins.
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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