| Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | trt,
Congrats on finishing Tx but most of us had a pretty bad time the 2 to 3 weeks post Tx. Probably the worse time of "Tx". I had a time with constipation and used the over the counter "solutions" that helped on a temp basis. You need to get that water and "food" down every day. Now it's more important than ever before since everything is working against you at it's worse. Remember dehydration causes constipation; pain meds also can cause constipation and believe me constipation can cause a lot of pain.
I had to go to the hospital in my 2nd week post Tx for severe dehyradtion and nausea. I was also constipated and while I was there they x rayed my intestines and then a big mean nurse gave me an enema and then waited until "it worked" and then "inspected" the results before she would leave me alone. I NEVER wanted to go thru that again so I had a little extra incentive to make sure I stayed hydrated from then on.
We all seem to be our own worse enemys at this stage, I know looking back I was.
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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