 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | WFC
The worst of treatmetns are yet to come. Sounds like you are doing a great job at hanging in there thru this so far. Im hoping you continue to get thru this so successfully. From here out, the next weeks will be increasingly more difficult for you.
Right now you should be upping your calories and water consumption. While going thru treatments 2500+ calories and 64oz water are minimum. This high amount should continue thru til you are a couple months post treatment. Your body needs extra calories to fight this and heal. At one point I was consuming at least 5000 calories per day. Some days was over 7500 and I still didnt gain an ounce.
Best of luck.
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  | 
