Kerry,
listen carefully to what Amy and Karen have to say. The rule of thumb is a month of recovery for each week of radiation. Like others have said, we all respond differently to treatment, but anyone who "defies" the previous rule are rare exceptions indeed. It is also a multidimensional issue depending, as others have also mentioned that narcotics and nutrition are also playing a role here. Cancer fatigue is a well known side effect of treatment, particularly radiation, the key reason why so many of us are granted SSDI payments.

It takes a lot of patience at this early stage of recovery. His body instinctively knows what is best for it right now. He has just had the living crap beat out of it. It took me 2 years to be completely functional (well at least to the "new normal" of about 95-98%). I was in excellant health prior to Tx and Dx.

I am a cabinet makers son.


Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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"You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14 NIV)