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Like Bill, I would not have gotten through it without my wife Kathy, also known as the calorie nazi.
I never had a peg, so it was a struggle from about week 3 of radiation.
She devised a system using a white board stuck to the refrigerator on which she charted everything I put in my mouth, with a goal of 2 liters of fluid and 2500 calories a day.
Most days I was successful, every day I struggled. Overall, I still lost 50 pounds, going from 182 to 132. I'm now steady at 150 and thriving, six years out.
Consider a white board to keep a running total.
Good Health,
Chuck
SCC Stage IV right tonsil T3N3M0. Dx 08/03. Clinical Trial:8 weeks Taxol, Carboplatin then Hydrea, 5FU, IMRT x's 48, SND, Iressa x 2yrs. Now 20 years out and thriving. Dealing with a Prostate cancer diagnosis now. Add a Bladder cancer diagnosis to all the fun.
It's always something
"Adversity doesn't build character, it reveals it."
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