 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Unfortunately radiation is cumulative and his health will deteriorate as he continues treatments. The very best thing to try to avoid it from becoming so difficult is to keep up with good nutrition and hydration every single day. No excuses or skimping, just get 2500 calories and 48 oz of water in every single day, if more can be taken in thats even better.
Be a squeaky wheel and call them back when you dont hear from a doctor. Also, just because a place is called a cancer center does not mean it really is one of the top comprehensive cancer centers in the US. Some facilities have tricky names to make you think they are more qualified than they really are and in reality they are just for profit centers which are in it for the money. It doesnt sound like this place is on top of things at all with their machine breaking down for so long, most top cancer centers have several machines so breaks dont happen.
Best wishes!!!
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  | 
