 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Kathi,
The water bottle will be your friend for many months to come. I even wanted to buy one of those water bottle harnesses that hung around the neck because I was always leaving my friend behind but I couldn't find one until I didn't need him anymore.
Be prepared for a long drawn out recovery and don't get discouraged it you don't recover as soon as you want to because none of us did. For instance it wasn't until my 15th month post Tx that I finally was satisfied with my taste recovery and even then I noticed a small improvement almost 2 years post Tx.
Just hang in there and go with the flow.
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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