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Joined: May 2004 Posts: 80 | denverSis,
re food and keeping weight on, read the latest thread on this in the "currently in treatment" forum under the topic "Any idea's on how to keep the weight on?"
re peg tube, it can be very helpful if your sister is not able to get sufficient nutrition through the mouth. the trick is to not entirely give up exercising the facial and oral muscles though as muscle atrophy is possible particularly for people who've got the tube for many months (this has happened to my sister). the physical therapist in your medical facility should be able to help with that.
best wishes for you and your sister.
gita
sister diagnosed 11/03 SCC maxilla keratenizing stg IV T1N1Mx; 4-7 positive lymph nodes; dissection 12/03 left upper pallette removd; radiaton left side 35 sessions 2/04-4/04; recurrence same side 4/04; chemo began 5/04 incl cisplatine, 5fu, taxotere
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