Senior Member (100+ posts) Joined: May 2013 Posts: 188 Likes: 4 | Having finished July 16 I can tell you that you will make progress but use a week as as a unit of measure. Resist the "temptation of improper expectation" which I describe as measuring daily. (I have been guilty of this because I was ahead of the curve thru treatment)You will progress and you will have setbacks. Not need pain meds and then need them. Able to eat then not able to eat. Keep trying everything! Food - you know you can't eat fried chicken but you maybe ground chicken. If you can't eat go for protein smoothies. Try a milkshake - Keep pressing the edge! If you can do a walk from porch to sidewalk do that. Work your way to a walk around the block. I hope you get the idea; we are all different but we all try to make improvements. Don't stop trying.I should have listened to my Doctor when he told me before treatment to set 12 weeks as the measure once you finish treatments. It is proving to be the wisdom I have needed to keep fighting discouragement.
Age 55 HPV 16+ SCC, BOT 050613 Stage IV great team at OSU Tx 6 weeks of rad started June 3 8 weeks of chemo started May 28 RTOG Phase III trial Cetuximab group. Treatment completed 7/16/2013 PET Scan completed 10/08/13 Results discussed 10/11/13 NED - Free but am I Next part of the journey? 1year PET 10/24/14 NED Good reports now 10 years out. |