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Joined: Jun 2014 Posts: 86 | My brother is on the closterphobic side and he's worried about the nastrogastic feeding tube and his mouth is gonna be traumatized from the surgery, hence he needs a trach to breathe easier. Does anyone know if you can get all the proper nutrients and calories through his IV so he can avoid the feeding tube. He doesn't want both his nostrils and mouth being blocked off and would be more comfortable being fed through his IV for 5-7 days. Thank you
22 YO Brother Dx 6/17/14 w. SCC R Lateral tongue
CT scan clear LN 6/20/14
HPV-, non-smoker
R tongue, right hemiglossectomy Surgery 6/24/14
(Not reoccurrence but went to NCCC instead
R neck dissection, tracheostomy, radial free flap, R tongue dissection surg 8/11/14
PT1N2B.3 positive lymph nodes out of 13
Extranodal extension present
9-15-14 IMRT (35x) & Cisplatin (2x) begun
10-21-14 peg in. 10-31-14 1 round of carboplatin
11-4-14 IMRT rx comp
3-27-15 Recurrent tumor in lymph node, L neck diss.
10-29-15 brother passed away, 23 yrs old
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