 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Anything he puts in his mouth should be clean so do what you can re the straw. Ask your pharm person what they recommend. He needs more rest. Try and get 3000 cals and 48 ozs of water in him EVERYDAY. Glad they put the nasal tube in him but don't forget he MUST continue to swallow daily. Some patients loose their ability to swallow by not swallowing. Try and use our Signature Line and give everyone a history of his Dx and Tx so each time we read your post we can relate it to his particular circumstances. Keep us posted as you are entering a more difficult period of his Tx.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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