 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Liz,
Please remind her that EVERYONE goes through the eating problems she is experiencing and it is very frustrating but please let her know that this is only temporary. Things will improve but it will take many many months of small usually unnoticeable changes. I didn't have any surgery and it took me 16 months post Tx before I said I was satisfied so tell her it just won't make things any better if she beats herself up for not improving any faster than nobody does.
I didn't notice any improvement until my 4th month post. This is not like recovering from a bad cold but in her life's timetable this is a mere bump in the road.
If the the politically correct approach doesn't work then put your mean nurse hat on and slap her around a bit.
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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