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Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Most of us would begin to feel better about 2 or 3 weeks after radiation ends. I returned to work part time 8 weeks post rads. For many of us it was 2 steps forward and one step back for the first 6 weeks afterwards. The better your nutrition, the easier it will be for you to pull yourself out of the tunnel. Many of us would get the Carnation Very High Calorie as it has 560 calories per can. Thats probably almost twice what a Boost has.
If you want to order the Carnation VHC, it can be bought on Amazon. Go to the main forum pages. There is a green box that has OCF's Amazon link in it. Click on that link for any of your Amazon purchases. This gives OCF a 6% kickback. Any Amazon purchase over $25 the shipping is free. I think the Carnation VHC case is about $46.
You can also drink chocolate milk which is high in calories too. It will help to soothe your mouth. I also drank alot of Yoo-Hoo while undergoing treatments.
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  | 
