My name is Jody and 8 months ago I went through surgery to remove a stage 3 squamous cell tumor from my tongue. 7 days ago I just got done with another surgery to remove a tumor from my neck on the same side. My original surgery involved reconstruction of my tongue from a piece of my forearm, skin grafts, a trache, a modified radical neck dissection, and a feeding tube for 6 weeks. My recent surgery was another modified radical neck on the original incision but was much easier than the first surgery but now I have to start radiation. I've always been an athletic guy and the doctors told me that being in good shape helped me heal very quickly and get back to the sports I love to be involved in. I was also in college in order to get my engineering degree. I was wondering if anyone has any experience with lack of motivation to do anything or care about getting things done in life ??
It seems like I dont care about things as much as I used to and work/working-out were things that kept my mind off what had happened. I ended up spending too much time doing both and my personal life as well as school has suffered greatly (failed a class and lost my girlfriend. I kind of feel like my motivation and happiness are gone, like I just dont care that much now. Has anyone gone through this and how did they get over it ?