 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 | The trick is to get the most calories down for each swallow. I lived on Ensure Plus which is about 360 but the carnation VHC which David found is 500+. If you are making shakes, it can be a lot more. I think there are couple of recipes on the board that are well over a 1000 calories per shake. I had no peg tube when I had radiation but did have a nasal tube after the laryngectomy for 8 days. If it is just for a couple of weeks, you might try that. Not pretty but it works and who is going dancing anyway.
Take care,
Eileen
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Aug 1997 unknown primary, Stage III
mets to 1 lymph node in neck; rt ND, 36 XRT rad
Aug 2001 tiny tumor on larynx, Stage I total laryngectomy; left ND
June 5, 2010 dx early stage breast cancer
June 9, 2011 SCC 1.5 cm hypo pharynx, 70% P-16 positive, no mets, Stage I
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