"Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 618 | Susan,
I think my dog was the last creature on earth that was still relying on me to take care of him.
I was surprised to see that you are waking Dave to eat. That would have seriously pissed me off. My wife made sure I got my calories, but only when I was awake.
I had the same issues with the eustation tubes in the ears (they swelled). That goes away after a while but it was really annoying to have that stuffy head feeling with the ears. I was worried about flying but was able to do that about two months out.
About gaining the weight back; I am now a very sinful eater, loads of butter, high fat meats, whatever I can get to put on some pounds. I am now at the same weight as I was pre treatment. I maintained my weight through treatment but lost about 10 pounds in the three weeks after treatment ended. I have just now gained that 10 back.
Kelly Male 48, SCC (Soft Palet) Rt., Stage 1, T3n0m0, Dx, 8-09, Start IMRT 35 9-2-09 end 10-21-09 04-20-10 NED 8-11 recurrence, node rt. neck N2b 10-11 33 IMRT w/chemo wkly 3-12-12 PET - residual cancer 4-12 5 treatments with Cyberknife & Erbitux 6-19-12 Pet scan CLEAR 12-3-12 PET - CLEAR
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