 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Sounds to me like you should meet with a nutritionist and try a new formula. There are hundreds of different ones, many have more calories than Boost making it so much easier to get enough in every day. After battling OC, many patients will not gain weight for years even if they are taking in 4000 calories daily. Its just something odd with a different metabolism patients have after all the treatments.
Maybe try a kangaroo pump to do slow feedings overnight while the patient sleeps would help? This way he could take in 3 more cans overnight. Just be sure to have him sleep propped up on several pillows or raise the head of the bed to avoid any issues with aspiration.
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  | 
