 Platinum Member (200+ posts)
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 207 | MArcia,
Tell him to get the peg tube. The 5fu could destroy his abilbity to swallow becasue of mucusitis. I played golf with mine and it saved my life. He must speak with a nutritionist also, to ensure he gets enough calories to support himself. I took 9 Boosts a day.
Steve Daib
SCC, base of tongue, 2 lymph nodes, stage 3/4. 35 X's IMRT radiation, chemo: Cisplatin x 2, 5FU x2, & Taxol x2. Hooray, after 3 years I'm in still in remission.
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