Hello Everyone - this will be lengthy as I am very tired and spent...no one seems to understand but this message board. My husband, Jim has finished his radiation therapy a week ago. You would think I would be ecstatic, but I'm not. His condition has worsened. We went yesterday for the feeding tube - he is a large man - 6' 1", weighing in at 270 when we started this. Now he weighs in at 230...you would think that would be enough to sustain him, but he is unable to control the nausea and yeast infections. I spent all day in the hospital w/ him getting the feeding tube and then they sent us home without instructions...other than see your Dr. tomorrow. So, our Dr.'s nurse flushed the tube with water, showed us how to flush food thru the tube. When I asked what food, then she said to see the nutritionist...It has been 3 days since he has had any nutrition and other than the fluid IV's we'll probably be in the ER this weekend again getting fluids. I called the nutritionist, she's out sick, so his radiation nurse said to give him Boost...well, we have been doing a can over the past 2 hrs. and he has thrown it all up...I'm so emotionally drained right now that I cannot imagine another day of this. My H is not being whiny or complaining, but he is very private and since we have been married (a whopping 4 months - yes months), he has had to reveal so much of the bodily functions not to mention what it has done to his male ego. I am just rattling right now as everything that is posted on this board is what is happening - only his nausea and yeast infections seem to be more prevalent than most. Thanks to everyone for posting so much personal info. on this message board..it really helps.

Paula