 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Nate,
Don't want to be negative but I must tell you that for many of us our worst time came the first few weeks POST Tx so don't be surprised if you don't "hit your pain plateau in the next few days". Also your doc using a phase like "home free" dealing with this cancer or it's Tx is just plain stupid. To this day I have never felt "home free" and I don't ever see that happening either. I just don't want you to get your hopes up when it's likely what he has told you will not be true. Heck I was told my my RO's nurse that my dry mouth and taste would return in a few weeks post Tx and she works at a well respected CCC.
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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