 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | You have seen how important it is to have good hydration and nutrition. That is so important while going thru treatments. A good source of liquid is soup. Try making him chicken noodle soup for lunch. A trick alot of members have tried to help monitor liquid intake is to get out how many bottles the patient needs to drink daily. Seeing visually 4 water bottles sitting there is an easy way to track his intake. Or course getting more is even better! Hope you are able to keep your dad on track. Hydration is what makes a huge difference in how he will feel.
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | 
