Hey Andrew,
I am 39 and was in reasonable shape prior to being diagnosed. I finished treatment 7 weeks ago and am still fighting fatigue. I have a really hard time putting in an 8 hour day at a desk job. Calories is my major challenge now and was during treatment.
Go for the ride - make sure you get in the calories during treatments as others have said. I opted not to get a feeding tube so eating became difficult for me in weeks 4-7 and 4 weeks post treatment. I am still not back to eating normally, but every day it gets better.
Stay strong.
Ray
SCC Right Pharangeal wall Stage IV HPV+ T1-2N2bMO Dx 10/12/2012 Father for the second time to 2nd beautiful boy 11/2/12 Port Implanted 11/20/12 - no feeding tube Tx - 11/26/12 35 IMRT Rads 5X/week Weekly Cisplatin Last treatment 1/15/13 "Grind it out, I will be cured as I have too much to live for"
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