 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Your recovery can and usually does take every bit of 2 years and at 5-6 weeks out you are really doing fine. I know the frustration of wanting things to get back to noprmal but this is not like recovering from a bad cold. Your body was taken to the brink. You were given a very high dose of radiation and if that wasn't enough, you they threw in 3 large bags of poisoned so sit back and enjoy the recovery. Do continue to pump in those calories. I consumed appx 3000 cals a day for at least my first year and I didn't gain a pound. Do continue to try old favorites because one day they may taste the same as you remember.
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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