All sorted. The Doctor is wanting us to keep the tube in for a couple more days to lessen the risk of infection in the jaw bone. We've just finished dealing with an infection in his jaw bone and after 2 months of antibiotics and a picc line dont want to go back down that track again. The doctor ended up securing the tube to Steve's nose better so it doesn't move around as much. They also gave him a nasal spray to help dry up all the mucus that was coming out. It seems to be working so looks like HBO is back on again tomorrow which is good. Feeding wise we are having no issues with it. Pretty sure we got close to 3000 calories through it today. He's lost so much weight over the last 3 months that we've been having major issues with his jaw that we are really determined to build him up.

Otherwise though since they secured the tube better, the worst of the side effects from it are going. So we just have to get through 2 more days with it at this stage. Thanks again for your help David smile


Wife to Steve 43. DX 5 May 09. T4N2MO SCC tongue, floor of mouth, lymph nodes & jaw bone
No surgery
Teeth removed 06/07/2009
radiation 13/07/2009 x 7wks
chemo 15/07/2009 x 3 Cisplatin
last TX 28/08/2009
25/11/2009 PET-lymph node activity.
08/01/2010 CT Scan-ALL CLEAR
03/03/2010-Peg removed
01/2013 left side of Jaw removed and replaced with pectoral flap.
23/12/2020 scan show lesion in tongue
01/2021 SCC stage 3 base of tongue diagnosed
01/03/2021 chemotherapy started.