 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Geri:
Have your husband eat much and as best he can now. Anything he likes and as much as he can. Once treatments start his mouth will change, things wont taste the same and eating becomes difficult. Dont be concerned about weight gain right now. Just make sure he eats everything he likes and craves before eating becomes more of a chore.
Everybody is different and goes thru this in their own way. Im one of the ones who struggled the whole time with eating, its been 1 1/2 yrs since I ate a real meal or even just a hamburger or slice of pizza. Thats why I tell everybody ready to start treatment to eat like crazy.
Best of luck on Monday.
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  | 
