Hello Tobbiasbiass,

Sorry to hear about your recent sudden unexpected cancer diagnosis, and a more advanced stage at that. Glad to hear they are moving aggressively with it.

My experience has been very minor thus far so I can't give much from personal experience, but there are many stalwart veterans on here who have been down the path you are embarking on.

Nels is frequently on here these days and will be able to give you some tips and perspective.

I can echo some of the stuff I've heard them say to others newly joining; He'll probably tell you to eat now, and eat all the fatty stuff you can to pack on the pounds, and enjoy your splurging on your meals, as getting enough calories post treatment is going to be a challenge, and key to recovery. Folks often lose weight, even if they are already fit going in, keeping muscle mass and all that can be tough.

How soon are your surgeries and treatment scheduled?

Do you have a significant other or close friend who lives with or near you and can help out? If not some kind of social service visiting nurse system may help.

Your English strikes me as a native English speaker and you mention Munich so I am imagining you are likely non-Native German, why I ask about whatever social support network you may have to assist once discharged from the Hospital (and to keep you company while in).

I'm waiting on the pathology report for an armpit lymph node needle biopsy that showed up hot on a PET/CT, but it is likely reactive, or at least an unrelated disease to my oral squamous cell carcinoma of my tongue. Watch, I'll be one of those one off cases.

Anyway, keep getting outdoors and doing whatever you do to relieve stress and anxiety the best you can.

Here is hoping and praying things move well for your treatment and recovery.

Best wishes,

R/
CQ

Also, sorry for the link I know mods on forums don’t usually like them. But it’s just easier than explaining everything in a huge post.

I just got my peg tube a week ago...I spoke with the nutritionist and she "does not suggest a blended diet because it clogs the tube and you cant taste it anyway" I (Im at Cleveland Clinic)...I figured that I would start with the formula and then find myself a nutritionist that a more open mind.

I am not happy with this formula...I feel like I can taste it in my mouth all day long...and I am having trouble getting the four meals in a day...3 is about all I can stomach and that is adding up to around 1155 cal/day. I'm a bigger woman, what a weight loss plan (and btw, I feel lousy)

So, my questions are if I start blending, I found Brian's recipe (one of them). How many cc's do you take at each "meal" Is there more than one recipe and am I ok doing bolus feedings with them. I am pretty miserable at the moment...Each "meal" just regurgitates, and I have never had that problem with food before...thanks in advance