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Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,128 | I've had good luck with Carnation's Nutren 2.0 (500 cal/can) and it's acceptable to Medicare and insurance. Basically same as VHC, by same company, but accepted as a PEG food. It's also drinkable, but tastes better supplemented with Nesquick (which brings it to 560 Cal/can, same as VHC).
Four cans by PEG give me 2,000 calories.
The higher the number after the name, the thicker it will be, so PEG size can make a difference.
BTW, the number following the food name is the roughly the number of calories per ml of the drink, so a 1.5 drink is 1.5 x 250 = 375; 2.0 x 250 = 500, etc. If VHC had a number, it would be 2.24.
Age 67 1/2
Ventral Tongue SCC T2N0M0G1 10/05
Anterior Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 6/08
Base of Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 12/08
Three partial glossectomy (10/05,11/05,6/08), PEG, 37 XRT 66.6 Gy 1/06
Neck dissection, trach, PEG & forearm free flap (6/08)
Total glossectomy, trach, PEG & thigh free flap (12/08)
On August 21, 2010 at 9:20 am, Pete went off to play with the ratties in the sky.
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