 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Laurel,
Most of us seem so caught up in the torture as you so aptly call it that when that is over it's easy to fall into the depressing thoughts of what does the future hold. I am now 2 years post Tx and for me time healed all those wounds about a year out and I feel as normal now as I did before all this crap tried to steal my life away. My point is what you're feeling is normal to many of us and don't dwell on it. Don't let this cancer do any more to you than it's already done.
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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