Katie,

Yep, eat all the good stuff. I was more than 40 pounds to the good when I was diagnosed, and just from the pain of the tumour causing difficulty eating I lost 30 pounds. My surgeon was very worried that I not lose any more weight and prescribed me paid meds to help eat.

Since surgery I have been eating solid food (from 3 days after hospital release), but it takes a while and I drink water, so I get full faster. I have lost an additional 2-3 lbs since right before my surgery even though I have dessert every night which I never did before. I'm still getting lectured.

Eat all now! To hell with calories.

Tina
Diag: Aug. 13/12
T3N0M0
50% + glossectomy and bilateral radical neck dissection, removal of nodes zones I - V
Surgery October 11/12
Chemo/rad on hold due to clear margins and nodes
Sept 21/13 clear CT with anomaly thought to be the artery, being watched closely.
Dec 16/13 - anomaly confirmed artery, all clear
nickname: "get 'r done"
Plans: kick cancer's butt