 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Rose,
Eat as much as you can now. Eat all your favorite things, the fattier the better and I don't care what you weight!
Once the rad and chemo begin your life will really change for about 2 to 3 months and after that you will get back to a new normal.
We can all react differently so don't judge yourself to much by what you are told by your doctors and nurses.
Keep on top of the pain.
Most importantly set a goal each day for calories and water and stick to it. Also keep swallowing every day, don't ever not ask any question and lastly keep posting here every day and believe me we will get you through this.
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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