 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | To recap:
Get started on the Fluoride trays;
Get blood work done especially TSH;
Get a hearing test especially in the high frequency range;
Try and fatten up as best you can;
Consume as much water and as many calories as you can each and every day. Target 48 ozs and 3000 calories; and
Ask us any/all questions 24/7.
The radiation is ONLY 7 weeks so get a calendar and mark off the days. Usually doesn't affect anyone until the 4th week and you're usually "out of the tunnel" by the 3rd week post Tx so plan for 7 weeks of not fun and hope for better. Before long you will be posting to others about to undergo radiation.
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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