 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Valarie,
I'm a little confused...you say your husband is 5 weeks Post Tx but your signature line indicated Tx ended Dec 27 ? Believe me that difference can make a BIG difference in his initial recovery.
That said, I didn't have the Peg and by far the 2 weeks post Tx were my worst but around week 3 I walked out of that damn tunnel and slowly started to recover. I never did have swallowing problems which I attribute to not having the Peg forcing me to swallow to stay alive which I just barely did.
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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