 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Fred, welcome to OCF! Sorry you had to join us but you have found the very best site for advice and info about oral cancer.
I see you are just beginning your treatments. The advice I have for you would be to eat everything you love now before your sense of taste changes. Dont worry, its a temporary thing for most of us. During treatments you may lose your desire to eat and drink but you must force yourself every single day. You must get a minimum of 2500 calories and 48 oz of water. No slacking when it comes to this! Dont think you can make it up the next day if you fall short. It doesnt work like that! The better your nutrition and hydration, the easier it will be to get thru this and bounce back to your old lifestyle.
It can seem like a long and never ending road, but you can do it! I wish you the very best with everything!
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  | 
