 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Jon,
It goes with the territory. I kept a cup with me everywhere I went including one on my nightstand. Yes I would wake up unable to breath and sometimes I wouldn't even make the 10 feet to the bathroom to "polish my teeth" as Gary so eloquently put it. Nothing worked for me and as others have said one day it just stops and it never comes back.
Good news is about 3 weeks post Tx and you WILL feel like a new man. Two weeks post Tx and you will be calling me a liar but trust me the end is only a month away so hang tough for the last uphill mile.
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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