 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Please get the PEG!!!!!
I had one and still lost 65 pounds. OC isnt a diet and the doctors dont want you to lose anything. Your body needs the nutrition and will have a hard time getting it once treatments start.
I dont want to scare you but having 50 rads is alot and at about 30 your mouth and throat will be so sore you probably wont be able to eat. If you arent doing so already, eat everything you want now and dont worry about gaining weight. It could be a very very long time before you eat properly and are able to taste food so eat now.
Get the PEG tube!!!!!
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  | 
