Congrats on finishing your treatments!!! Since you are 3 weeks post rads, the worst really is behind you.

Recovery as you are finding out, is incredibly frustrating for many OC patients. Its full of ups and downs plus a bunch of set backs from time to time too. After seeing their medical team daily for rads, when it ends the patient often feels like they are completely abandoned. Many also struggle with the mental aspect of their situation. Depression is very common in OC patients (caregivers too). Try seeking out someone to talk things over with. Maybe talking with a therapist who counsels cancer patients would be helpful. Many members have taken anxiety meds to get them thru the rough parts. Its just another tool to get you thru this.

Heres a list of foods that are easier to eat. What tastes good one day might be lousy the next so when buying food only buy small quantities of things as this will be an ongoing see-saw.

List of Easy to Eat Foods


You are not alone with this! Stop back often and post, read or just vent. We understand exactly what you are going thru. Many patients struggle with their recovery, they can not get well fast enough. Its terribly frustrating having ups and downs with some setbacks here and there. After OC treatments, it takes a full 2 years to be completely recovered. This cant be rushed but with proper intake it can be easier. Most patients dont understand that their body has been broken so far down it needs extra fuel to rebuild itself and this cant happen overnight or even in 2 or 3 months. Hang in there, as time goes by you will be able to overcome many of your current issues. One thing Ive learned about recovery is that patients can expect to have at least one month of recovery for every week of rads. We all understand where you are coming from and how frustrating recovery can be.

On the positive side, most patients begin to notice improvements in their sense of taste around 4-6 weeks post rads. This will slowly improve thru the first 4-6 months post rads until its almost back to how things tasted before your OC treatments. You still may see small advances here and there until about the 2 year post rads mark.

Hang in there!!