| Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Susan, Your Husband is more normal than you think as we have seen an increasingly number of patients that present themselves just like your Husband, HPV- without a smoking history. Still the same cancer and still the same dreaded Tx though but as you can see we all made it out of that dark tunnel just like he did. As he recovers which can take every bit of 2 years please ask as many questions as you can think of. Tell him to try and be patient during this period and tell him to consume around 3000 cals each and every day.
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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