 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Re the speaking, it all depends on how you respond. Most of us were just crawling out of our dark tunnels around that time and were just beginning to feel as if the worse was finally over and we were also pretty weak with horrific dry mouth but remember there are exceptions and lets hope you are one of the few that bounces back quicker. For me the 3 weeks post Tx were, by far, my worse.
Re the excess spit, that only lasted a few weeks for me and then the dry mouth set in. I also totally lost my voice (or at least it was so uncomfortable to open my mouth and speak) for about a week but that was towards the end of Tx and didn't last until the timeframe you are wondering about.
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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