 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | LJ,
I know when I was 4 weeks out I was swallowing 3000 calories of VHC which contains a lot of protein and I was also drinking a lot of water and eating a small amount of normal; food. I felt really good compared to the 2 weeks following Tx but I was still tired and weak. His body is going thru a lot of changes and trying to recover from near death and it will take several months if not longer before his strenght and stamina begin to return. Tell him to go with the flow and don't push his body thru it's recovery process.
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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