Hey Stephany,
Dan's ocologist ordered his feeding tube to be put in before he started his chemo/rad treatments. He started using it in the third week of treatments. He had it for 5 months and he still lost over 40 lbs. There was a period of time during treatment that he couldn't talk or even swallow water or anything. That lasted for over 6 weeks. He couldn't get enough Boost in him calorie-wise because he has a high stomach and felt full and sick with acid reflux fast. We talked to the nutritionist who prescribed Nutren 2.0 which had 500 calories a can. It was work to get 3 to 4 in him a day, but he could maintain some weight with that. The tube was no problem and he could feed in about 5 minutes. It was a lifesaver for him. May God give you and your mom strength and courage to go thru what comes next. I have read and heard encouraging things about Iressa.
God bless and take care,
Debbie