| "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 711 | Hi Suzie and welcome. I just passed the 5 year mark myself and life is fairly "normal". What happens next for you is different for everyone. I couldn't tolerate solid food for 18 mopnths, for others it's a few weeks. If you keep going as you are, staying hydrated and taki8ng good care of yourself, you will hopefully recover more quickly. Wishing you the best outcome.
David R. 65 yr old male non-smoker, light drinker, stage 3 or 4, depending on which doc you ask, scc rt. tonsil, 2 nodes, 7 weeks radiation and chemo. No surgery. Teatment ended 3/20/08. PET scan 8/08 showed no cancer.
And now, as of oct, 2010, caregiver to wife, Linda, with breast cancer.
May, 2013, Linda diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer. Enuf already.
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