 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | First off a HUGE CONGRATS for completing that Tx, as if you had a choice  .... You will continue to have bad days mixed in with good days but slowly the good days will win out. My taste and saliva, which I feel go hand n hand, returned in spurts. First noticeable improvement at 4 months PT; some more at 5 months; a huge improvement at 14 months and then a final bit at 24 months. First year of "recovery" is the obviously worse but soon for you it will be all good, just be patient and do continue to consume at least 3000 cals a day. I did that and I didn't gain a pound my first year so it tells me that there's a lot of cellular recovery going on.
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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