 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Even though you may have some weight to lose, try your very best to not lose any. It will make this a whole lot easier on your body if you maintain your current weight. When things dont taste right and it hurts to swallow its awfully hard to take in enough every day. Right now you should be eating all your favorites and not worrying about gaining a couple pounds. Go into this without having any cravings or regrets. Eat all the high calorie, spicy, chewy foods you like. Weight loss is discouraged.
My doc told me his goal was to keep me at my same weight from beginning to end. It didnt happen and I lost 65 pounds. I also ended up hospitalized more than once for malnutrition and dehydration.
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | 
