Hi --

To echo what Garry said -- our nutritionist said that hydration was more important than food, because of the chemotherapy and other drugs he was taking (amiphostine, for one). She calculated what amount of liquid (not just water) Barry needed to drink every day (about 72 oz) based on his weight. We kept a daily log sheet on the fridge for both calories and liquids (in fact, still keeping it for calories though liquids are no longer a problem).

It is very difficult to take in this amount of liquid and food during treatment -- my husband also did not use his PEG (it actually fell out before the end of his treatments) -- so having a "food and water policeman" on board is a very good thing! Sometimes you need to urge, sometimes encourage, sometimes just get rather mean about it <gr>

Gail