 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Loa,
It's best to start your own post so that we can give you undivided attention.
That said, tell your husband that his recovery will be a lot slower than he wants and expects. It's not like recovering from from the flu or a bad cold. His body was probably taken to the brink of death and many many good cells were destroyed along the way affecting many of his bodily functions. Most of us continue to recover for close to 2 years and sometimes longer. It just depends on his body. Tell him that he will usually not see any changes directly but over time he will notice slight improvements and those improvements will add up over time to return him to a new normal state. He justs needs to sit back and relax and let his body do it's recovery on it's own timetable. If you want more details on how I progressed just post me.
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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