 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Weight gain wont happen for a long time. For example, during my recovery I took in anywhere from 4000-7000 calories daily for several weeks and never gained an ounce. Of course everyone is different. Its very rare that we ever see a patient gain much weight before about one year post rads. The patients body goes thru so much during treatment that it takes an incredible amount of calories to rebuild itself.
Whatever speed your husband tolerates is the right speed. I used a feeding pump that I controlled the speed and had it run overnight while I slept. Just make sure to flush the feeding tube good after every feeding.
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  | 
