Best thing you can do is focus on what is within your control.... your intake! Every single day strive for a minimum of 2500 calories and 48-64 oz of water. These are the bare minimums! If you can take more in, do it. By pushing yourself with your intake it will ultimately only help make this easier on you. Plus when getting chemo, you will want to flush that poison out of your system with extra water.

Hang in there, we are in your corner smile

Christine
SCC 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 smile