 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | William,
We all seem to recover differently with one exception...and that is WE ALL RECOVER VERY SLOWLY. Do not give up hope after only 4 months. I have been told that I seemed to have recovered fast and I didn't see any improvements in my saliva until my 4th month and I wasn't even satisfied with my saliva until 16 months after my Tx had ended. I have learned one thing during my ordeal and that is most of these doctor EXPERTS are very poor in predicting how any of us recover. If I had only listened to my cancer docs I would have jumped off a bridge thinking that I would never recover. This Board will prove a much better predictor of your recovery future than any doctor you will ever talk to...except the 2 great docs (Jerry and Mike) we have contributing to this site.
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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