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His recovery will be very very very slow and probably last the better part of 2 years. At first he will have more bad days mixed in with some good days and eventually the good days will outnumber the bad ones until the bad ones go away. My first year was worst than my second year. My third year post Tx has been mostly normal. My taste and saliva saw some improvement in my 4th, 5th 15th and 24th month post Tx and I am probably 90 to 95% recovered in both of those depts.
As we say, everyone can be different because of all the variables associated with us, our cancer and out Tx but generally, excluding the unfortunate ones that have a recurrence, the above is a good summary of the recovery.
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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