 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Steve,
Don't get discouraged on the saliva/taste front. At 6 months post Tx you are really not that far along. It wasn't until my 15th month that I finally was satisfied with my saliva/taste (which I believe go hand in hand) and I even saw a slight additional improvement at 24 months. I also didn't see constant improvement or at least not so I was able to detect it. The improvements I noticed came at 4, 5, 15 and 24 months.
Can't help you on the other questions as I never experienced any of those things.
Ease off on the exercise a tad as your body has been through an awful lot and it in a big time healing mode so don't add to much more stress to an already stressful situation. JMO I didn't gain a pound my first year of recovery and I consumed at least 3000 calories every day. Tells me my body was using those calories to heal.
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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