 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Welcome to OCF! This site is a great resource that you can learn tons of info about your illness. We are here to help with info and support.
As you are 5 weeks post rads, you probably have seen the worst of things. Recovery can be a long, frustrating road but in time you will get much better than your current status. It can be a full 2 years to reach a complete recovery with taste and rebuilding your body. Your intake is the key to getting better. Every day push to take in 2500+ calories and 48-64 oz of water. After what you have been thru it takes alot to rebuild your cancer's damage. Your sense of taste will slowly return, this seems to be everyones biggest hurdle to get past. In time it will improve.
Best wishes with your continued recovery!
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  | 
