It is different for everyone, so many factors are involved, but for sure it won't be days. Hope for weeks, but expect months. Everyone says about the same thing from end of treatment to feeling somewhat normal, one month for every week of radiation. Sounds tough, and it is, but the trick is to keep looking towards that better time, and know that it is coming.

Brian, stage 4 oral cancer survivor. OCF Founder and Director. The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.