 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
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Nutrition and hydration will play a huge factor in your wife's success with getting thru this easier. Every single day she needs 2500 calories and 48 oz of water. Do not skimp even one day thinking it can be made up the next one. It never happens. If you push for even more per day that is even better! Try to get her to enjoy all her favorite foods now as her sense of taste will be altered for a while.
So glad you have chosen a cancer center!!!!
Good Luck!!!!
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  | 
