"Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 507 | Jon, The problem I had for a few months following Tx was a big loss of appetite.
I was off the PEG, but most foods still tasted poorly or lost their taste after a few bites. Also I didn't like the taste of Ensure or Nutren so I tended not to drink enough of it.
The nutritionist had me start keeping a log of what I was actually eating and drinking and found it just wasn't eating enough calories. She calculated my metabolic multiplier as 14 (rounded up), meaning I need to consume 14 calories a day per pound of body weight and wanted me at 170 pound. So, I need to consume ~2400 calories/day.
As my taste gradually improved, so did my appetite, but it took a few months. Try adding some hi calorie items like chocolate, cheese cake, ice cream (anything hi-cal that tastes tolerable) and consider keeping track of your daily caloric intake.
Last edited by DonB; 03-06-2010 12:19 PM.
Don TXN2bM0 Stage IVa SCC-Occult Primary FNA 6/6/08-SCC in node<2cm PET/CT 6/19/08-SCC in 2nd node<1cm HiRes CT 6/21/08 Exploratory,Tonsillectomy(benign),Right SND 6/23/08 PEG 7/3/08-11/6/08 35 TomoTherapy 7/16/08-9/04/08 No Chemo Clear PET/CT 11/15/08, 5/15/09, 5/28/10, 7/8/11
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