Senior Member (100+ posts) Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 117 | Paul, as Maria suggests, sure sounds like your wife is a candidate for a port. If not, being well hydrated does help, but not sure she can get enough to overcome the issues with the needle sticks. OUCH, ask the docs about it.
DX 12/6/10 of T3 SCC Tongue. Surgery 1/3/11 was hemigloss & forearm free flap, midline mandibulectomy, Neck Disection-All nodes clear. Ended rads 5/11/11. Taste buds back to about 80%. PEG removed 4/5/12, experimenting eating real food again. If I can do this, so can you !! Stay Strong.
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