 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Angelia,
Lost of taste and corresponding appetite affects just about all of us that have the radiation. That's why we tell people to eat eat eat before Tx starts to maybe put some extra cushion on before the Tx starts to affect us. That said though, you MUST and I MUST emphasize MUST, continue to force calories (and water) into your stomach so you can help your body fight the effects of the Tx and avoid some unnecessary additional side effects.
I sought the drink with the most calories in the smallest container to reduce the time it took me to achieve my daily caloric goal and that is Carnation Instant Breakfast VHC that has a whopping 560 calories in a=the small 8 oz can so instead of having to drink 6 or 7 cans of Ensure I only had to drink 4 cans of VHC. Makes a huge difference when you don't want to drink anything .
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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