 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Lep,
Your only 1 1/2 months out and that time is nothing in your recovery phase. Even though nearly all of us undergo rad, we are all different to begin with; we don't get the rad exactly in the same spot or intensity due to many reasons and therefore the damage we suffer is different from patient to patient. That means we all can recovery to varying degrees. But one thing we all have in common is our recovery takes many many months and it's a teeny, tiny step at a time.It's not like one day you wake up and you say, OH MY GOSH I CAN TASTE BETTER...no it's more of you thinking for a few days or a week that something may have improved and of course looking back months before you really can notice improvements.
I remember posting my improvements for the first time when I was 4 months post. I'm now 16+ months post and I am still seeing improvements. You will get sick of hearing this but JUST BE PATIENT, IT WILL GET BETTER.
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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