 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 | Roma,
I was going to stay out of this discusssion but I am also one who went through radiation, no chemo, without a PEG tube and did not need any hydration. I only lost 4-5 llbs but I weighed 122 and am 5'5". Other than having my 16 rear teeth removed, I had no surgery or sores in my mouth. By week number three I was living on Ensure Plus. My RO didn't think I needed a PEG tube.
I have also had the nasal tube after my surgery in 2001 and if I would need a tube during radiation, that is the one I would choose. Very few people are able to do radiation AND chemo without a PEG tube but if he is determined to go it without, the nasal tube is a backup if needed only for a few weeks.
Take care,
Eileen
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Aug 1997 unknown primary, Stage III
mets to 1 lymph node in neck; rt ND, 36 XRT rad
Aug 2001 tiny tumor on larynx, Stage I total laryngectomy; left ND
June 5, 2010 dx early stage breast cancer
June 9, 2011 SCC 1.5 cm hypo pharynx, 70% P-16 positive, no mets, Stage I
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