 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | James,
PLEASE do yourself a huge favor and get at least 2500 cals and 48 ozs of water down EACH and EVERY DAY from now until at least 1 yr post Tx. Of course it won't be easy but trust me it will be worse on you if you don't. I speak with VAST experience on this topic. You might, no I'll change that to you need to discuss with your RO about giving you weekly fluid IV's. I also would recommend getting a port. That's the one thing I wish I had done, well other than being a compliant patient. lol
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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