Danielle,
When my husband first began his treatment, the ENT office gave us the name of a patient of theirs that was 5 years post treatment. We talked to her a few times and I am still amazed at how easy the whole thing was for her. During radiation, she never stopped working or driving herself to treatment. Her biggest complaint seemed to be that she had to eat soft foods for awhile. There are definitely some people that, for whatever reason, make their way through this with relative ease.

Anita