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| | Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) |  Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Welcome to OCF, Christina! Im so very sorry to ready about what your father is going thru!
Oral cancer is rough enough without all the other medical problems and a second cancer on top of it. Poor guy!!! I am so glad you have found us to get help with your father. We will do our best to give you info to make it easier on everyone.
Im very glad your father will not be alone. He is a very sick man and treatments (as you are seeing) are very difficult and recovery can be a long road.
With using a feeding tube it should be easier for him to meet his daily minimums of 48-64 oz of water and at least 2500 calories. If he can take more in it will only help to make this easier for your father.
Hang in there and take good care of you as well.
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  | | |
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