 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | For the vast majority of us undergoing concurrent chemo/rad, the 2 to 3 weeks prior to the end of Tx and especially the couple of weeks POST Tx are by far the worse so even if you can get him thru his Tx DON'T you think that he is out of the woods. Obviously you need to get him to finish Tx and then prepare him for possibly the worse yet.
Calories and hydration are extremely important now. I don't remember whether or not he has a PEG but if not you really need to consider a nasal tube.
I would be more than willing to talk to him to see if I could help.
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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