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Sounds like your mother may have some nutrition issues. Weight loss can be expected and it appears she cannot afford to lose any more weight. A Gastro doc can install a PEG (percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy),(feeding tube), in short order. It might could occur in conjunction with her initial surgery.... She is going to need the extra nutrition.
Darrell
Stage 3, T3,N1,M0,SCC, Base of Tongue. No Surgery, Radiationx39, Chemo, Taxol & Carboplatin Weekly 8 Treatments 2004. Age 60. Recurrence 2/06, SCC, Chest & Neck (Sub clavean), Remission 8/06. Recurrence SCC 12/10/06 Chest.
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