 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Barbara,
Believe it or not, the first 2 weeks or so AFTER Tx will probably be his WORSE. Be prepared and somehow WHEN HE'S NOT FEELING TOOOO BAD, work that into the conversation to make sure he doesn't think the last rad day is the end of his torture. It's definately a great milestone but he will still have a week or so of pain, etc left. Then it will get better quickly, almost overnight which IS SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO.
One more thing re your comment "not that I am so great".....You are worth your weight in gold to him right now and he won't likely ever forget it. I only wish I live long enough to show my wife how much I appreciate what she did for me.
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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