 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Recovery will be slow so be patient. It can last every bit of 2 years with the first the most difficult. My taste and saliva which I believe go hand n hand, returned in spurts at 4 months PT, 5 months, the biggest improvement at 14 months (yes 14 months PT) and the last at 24 months. We all can be different but no one recovers fast. I consumed 3000 cals a day PT nad still didn't gain a pound my first year. I started back biking appx 4 months but the dry mouth was too much to enjoy riding at my level so to speak. Then came winter and tax season so by the time I tried again, 8 months PT, the DM was much better and so was my strenght. Be Patient is my best advice.
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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