 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Cherish,
Everyone responds to Tx differently and everyone recovers differently but a very large % of us treated recover just about to what their normal was.
Of course my comments are without the benefit of knowing exactly what happened to you. Like most of us, we post out particulars under our signature which really helps all responders to any of your posts.
You must give your body time to heal itself. I am 16 months post Tx and I'm still recovering. My taste and my saliva are still improving ever so slightly and I am as strong or stronger mentally and physically as I was pre Tx but it doesn't happen overnight and it doesn't happen in leaps and bounds. It's not like recovering from the flu or a cold. You don't feel better every day. In fact I seldom even was able to tell I was getting better except to compare what I was like say 4 months ago or 6 months ago, etc.
What I did find that help me recover was giving my body tons of fuel and rest. I started ingesting 3000 cals a day in my 3rd week post Tx and I think it really helped my body heal itself. I used a lot of Carnation VHC.
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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