 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | You need to get some help with the girls. You will need every calory yet get for your healing process. The amount of calories varies as you can see. if you are mainly flat on your back you can get away with 2K calories. if you are more active 3K calories. The main idea however is to balance out your caloric intake so that you neither lose or gain weight. The docotrs prefer to see consistency.
I had no PEG and lost over 60 lbs as well. The docs were always freaked out about that but at least my BMI was well under 25 ;-)
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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