Sabrina,

I backed off on the Spiru-tein for a couple of reasons. Tt is a strong detox and sometimes flushes a lot of the poisons out of the body. Much of the treatment including radiation is really a poison and I wanted the residual effects of the radiation to continue. Also, detoxing the body sometimes throws the body into shock and could compromise the immune system that is already taxed by the treatment. Just a couple of thoughts.

Also, you are correct on the Robitussen. It is an expectorant that should theoretically loosen up the thick mucous a bit. I take some from time to time when I feel the thick sinus drip in the back of the throat.

I kicked my calories up to between 3000-4000 when my weight kept coming off no matter what I ate. I went with the most unhealthy diet of my life with extra fat (lipids) in Boost Plus, 4 cheese lasagna with sausage and beef, polish sausage, whole mile, Boost High Protein, prime rib, pasta and other assorted high calorie, high fat stuff. I gained about 12 pounds after losing from August until mid March. The 12 pounds came on in seven days and hovered around this area for another month and I have gained about 5 more since.

Ed

SCC Stage IV, BOT, T2N2bM0
Cisplatin/5FU x 3, 40 days radiation
Diagnosis 07/21/03 tx completed 10/08/03
Post Radiation Lower Motor Neuron Syndrome 3/08.
Cervical Spinal Stenosis 01/11
Cervical Myelitis 09/12
Thoracic Paraplegia 10/12
Dysautonomia 11/12
Hospice care 09/12-01/13.
COPD 01/14
Intermittent CHF 6/15
Feeding tube NPO 03/16
VFI 12/2016
ORN 12/2017
Cardiac Event 06/2018
Bilateral VFI 01/2021
Thoracotomy Bilobectomy 01/2022
Bilateral VFI 05/2022
Total Laryngectomy 01/2023