Cununn21,

You my friend are lucky! Yea that sounds crazy but in the oral cancer world you are. I often tell people that I had the "baby oral cancer" even though I was staged a IV. I know you are scared out of your mind right now but you will be able to handle this and your thoughts will eventually return to the normal crap we humans have to deal with. Now don't get me wrong, the next 2 months or so won't be a walk in park and it will take you up to 2 years to recover as much as you will but with our knowledge and support it will be a lot easier to get thru.

I don't care what your weight is you need to eat all of your favorite foods as often as you like. Pizza for breakfast, done deal! Not sure how many teeth you will have left but discuss with your dentist getting the fluoride trays made. He'll explain. Also in your next blood workup make sure they test your TSH levels and keep that number for possible future use. I'm not a fan of getting the PEG tube but if you must then please do not use it UNLESS YOU ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO. There is an alternative avoiding a surgical procedure, that is meant for short term use and that is a nasal tube. I had to have one for 2 weeks and it worked perfectly. Just saying. Do you have a caregiver?

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