Look this is VERY IMPORTANT....you must get calories into him and water or believe me it will turn very ugly very fast. There are liquid drinks that can be swallowed very fast that contain a lot of balanced calories. Boost VHC is one. In the small 8 oz can it packs 560 cals. He needs to drink 5 to 6 of those a day and 8 of those cans a day filled with water. If you let him start loosing weight now he won't even be able to begin radiation and without radiation he has zero chance. Sorry to lay this on you but you are his caregiver and sometimes you must be the nurse from hell and this is one of those times.


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.