 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Ask her doc about "magic Mouthwash". They all seem to call it the same but vary somewhat in the ingredients they want included.
Get her some Carnation Instant breakfast VHC (stands for Very High Calories). Must get it from a pharmacy like Walgreens, CVS or on line but no prescrip is needed. The benefit is it has a whopping 560 Cals in same 8 oz can so she has to drink less to get the needed daily cals.
You may want to inquire about the nasal tube. No surgery and the food/water will bypass the throat so the pain will not be an issue.
Also get her some effective pain meds. Ask about the Fentanyl patch.
Above all keep her goal of finishing this Tx ever present.
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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