Hi all And happy 2004!

Larry's comments also mesh well with what I found to be true. Exercise helps alot no matter how tired you "feel". Here in the North Woods we have our hunting camps and frequently they are heated with wood stove. I have distinct memories of splitting and stacking firewood in October after my radiation ended in May 2001. The work of swinging the axe and splitting maul felt like it was going to kill me. The fatigue was almost too much...Until the next several days when I would feel GREAT and for weeks I would feel better. I started to look for things that were pretty physical like digging up the garden, shoveling snow. etc.

I also agree that naps are more the norm than they used to be for me. (but I am older now too wink )

A body at rest tends to stay at rest, a body in motion tends to stay in motion!

Mark, 21 Year survivor, SCC right tonsil, 3 nodes positive, one with extra-capsular spread. I never asked what stage (would have scared me anyway) Right side tonsillectomy, radical neck dissection right side, maximum radiation to both sides, no chemo, no PEG, age 40 when diagnosed.