 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | I am 3 months out and I didn't have a Peg. I have been able to eat anything I want, including spicy foods for at least a month now and my taste is improving slowly. I can taste just about everything but it doesn't always last long. I did have a pot pie the other night and I was surprised that I tasted everything the whole meal.
What I dislike more that anything is this %#*& dry mouth. I only have to deal with the taste thing 3 or so times a day but the dry mouth is a 24 hour pain in the BUTT. Everytime I meet with the IRS or a judge or even my clients I have to explain about my dry mouth for fear that they think I'm nervous about something. I need a sign on my forehead. Ugh !
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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