 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | When you can go for one month without using the tube then you are ok to get rid of it. At this point you may have some ups and downs so its a good idea to hold onto it. If your daily calories are only 650 then you need to do something about that immediately!!! You can end up being hospitalized for malnutrition and dehydration if you arent careful. Shoot for 2500 calories per day and 48 oz of water. Your body has been thru heck and needs to rebuild itself. Also push the protein, its to help heal you.
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | 
