 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Cuban Keith,
Of course U.S. miles are bigger, and longer and tougher! lol
I got thru w/o a PEG because 1. I was given the option of getting one or not; 2. I was stubborn; 3. I was stupid and 4. They made me get a nasal tube 2 weeks post Tx which I used for 2 weeks and it saved my butt! Now knowing all of this I still wouldn't get one today but I would have allowed them to install the nasal tube sooner.
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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