 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Are you swallowing the liquid without the PEG?
Finishing rad only 3 weeks ago is too early to expect much in the way of improvement. Heck most people don't even start to begin the recovery period until about 3 weeks post Tx. Your recovery time can last every bit of 2 years so don't get frustrated if you aren't getting better as fast as you want.
I didn't have a PEG but it was 3 weeks post Tx for me before I even tried "solid" foods and they consisted of things like mash potatoes with tons of gravy, fuit cocktail, mac n cheese, etc. Little, tiny tiny bites at first. What really saved the day was Carnation Instant Breakfast (now Boost) VHC with it's 560 calories per 8 oz can.
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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