Hi everyone. I have a couple of questions that arose from some of your comments about other people being shocked by your loved ones appearences. My dad will begin treatment this week (6 weeks of induction chemo followed by 6-10 weeks of chemo/radiation). So he should be ending everything by early October at the latest. I'm getting married on December 29th and my mom and I were debating moving the wedding back in order to give my dad a chance to gain some weight and return to a more "normal" looking state. We know he won't actually BE normal, but we just don't know if his weight loss will cause negative reactions or a bad vibe on what should be a happy occasion.
My mom and I are going to do our best to help him put on 10-15 pounds during the chemo, prior to radiation.
Any thought would be appreciated!


Stephanie -
Father (60yr., nonsmoker, social drinker) dx 6/18/07 w/ Stage4a SCC tonsil. Mets to 3 LN. Induct. chemo (taxol,carboplatin,erbitux) 6/28-8/14; Concurrent Chemo(cisplatin&erbitux) w/ IMRT x 44 8/20-10/2. Surgery to come.