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| Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | It could be a bad reaction to the anesthesia. When getting a peg tube put in, its normal to be sore and not feel 100% for at least a day or 2. Some members feel lousy for 3 or 4 days. Your husband has had alot done in a short amount of time. Most patients would be sore and not feel the best if they had undergone what your husband has.
One thing that will pull him out of this funk is to make sure his nutrition and hydration are where they should be. He needs to consume a minimum of 48 ox water and 2500 calories every single day. He cant short one day and try to make up for it the next. With everything he has been thru recently, its very possible his nutrition and hydration needs are not being met which can make someone feel horrible. I was malnourished and dehydrated, I felt so bad I really believed I was dying. I ended up getting IV hydration at the hospital's chemo lab and immediately felt better like a new person. Please pay very close attention to your husband's intake as it will make all the difference in how much he struggles to get thru his treatments.
Hope he feels much better very soon.
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 | | |
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