 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | I have used the term barbaric to describe this Tx many many times. I didn't worry about surviving the cancer as much as I did surviving the Tx. The rad starts off slowly with the first few weeks a physical non event. As more sessions are had the rad seems to get worse and worse until it's side effects tail off several weeks POST Tx. The chemo's, usually Cisplatin, main side effect is nausea but if it is given in weekly doses, it can make it much more tolerable than the 3 big doese many of us had. Each of us can have different reactions during Tx so lets hope his are on the milder side.
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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