 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Betty,
You are out of that dark tunnel and you will now SLOWLY, I repeat SLOWLY but SURELY recover. You won't be able to see daily improvements so don't expect it. At the early post Tx recover stage which you probably just started after 3 weeks post Tx, you will have good days and then a bad day. Slowly you will have more good days than bad. Then your bad days will go away for good. Your strenght will also slowly return.
Hey, rejoice though....THE WORST IS FINALLY BEHIND YOU. You have made it!!! Congratulations for a very important job well done. In no time you will be helping others just starting their Tx. It's important to write down as much as you can now about what you went thru and what you will be going thru. As time goes by we all tend to forget some of the little but important details of our Tx and recovery.
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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