 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Whoa! A year or 2 off? That sounds a bit excessive. I would have to guess and say you might need a 5 or 6 month delay, at the most one year but I would doubt you would need 2 years of a delay. Im sorry if I confused you with my previous post stating a complete recovery can take your body a full 2 years. That does not mean that at 3 or even 6 months post treatment that you wont be feeling pretty good; it means you will still see some more improvements all the way until about the 2 year mark.
Its not as bad as you are expecting. Do some reading both here and on the main OCF pages to help educate yourself. You want to be an informed patient who can advocate for yourself and easily navigate thru all the medical jargon when the time comes.
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | 
