Hello everyone. I have dropped a lot of weight since my surgery and now that I'm in radiation it is extremely difficult to eat. My mouth is burning when I eat and I also have no desire to eat. My doctor was reluctant to put the feeding tube in right away but that might have to happen. The doctor said he'd put a feeding bag in via surgery into the left part of my stomach because the right side has a gall bladder scar. he was not specific about side effects, length of operation, etc. I don't want to have another surgery. Has anyone been through this treatment? What has your experience been like with a feeding bag?


Operated on 5/11/11. Removal of the partid salavary gland on left side. Removal of soft and hard palate and 3 teeth. Removal of 3 lymph nodes on left side.
Radiation from 7/5/11-8/18/11 (33 treatments)