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I was fine from the rad for the first 2 weeks. The fun usually starts the 3rd week. You will probably start to notice a sore throat, then your taste will begin to go away in stages. The dry mouth thing takes a while to develope fully.
Hang in there, you will get worse but you will recover. Most of us have been through exactly what you are about to experience so tell us what week you're in and ask us any question. You will be surprised how helpful this site will be to you.
Keep drinking your daily doses of water and keep consuming your calories no matter how tough it gets. That's probably the most important thing you can do for yourselfthroughout you Tx and recovery.
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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