 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Renee,
Much depends on him and how HIS body reacts to the concurrent Tx. What type of Chemo(s), How frequent the chemo is given and what type of radiation all play a part. Age and overall health also may play a part. Over the last 2 years posting here I have concluded that there is a small percentage that breeze through great. There is also a small percentage that have a horrible horrible time but the majority of us felt the effects about the 3rd to 4th week of radiation and were pretty miserable until the 3rd week post radiation. Lets hope he falls in the first group.
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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