 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | I would guess that in the last 3 years 99% of us that got radiation received IMRT, at least here in the US. By design IMRT is supposed to limit the amount of damage to the good cells while still damaging the same or greater amount of bad cells as it's predecessor XRT. Generally the ones that received XRT have greater damage to their saliva glands than those of us that had IMRT. Regardless of the damage one receives from either radiation, it may take 2 years for the cells to recover as much as they will.
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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