"Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 718 | Hi LJ,
Our site won't let Dan have a feeding tube until medically necessary. After reading here, I did inquire about it multiple times before treatment.
Dan did have a spare 20 lbs on him and he's only down 10 so far, so I'm hoping he will make it through without one.
I push fluids and calories 24/7. Although, from what I understand, the 2nd half is much harder than the first. And, the first wasn Margaret ---------- C/G: Husband, 48 (at time of dx) Dx 5/18/07 SCC, BOT, lymph node involvement. T1N2BM0. (Stage 4a, G2/3) Tx 6/18 - 8/3/07, IMRT x 33 Cisplatin x3 (stopped after 1st dose due to hearing issues). Weekly Erbitux started 6/27/07 completed 8/6/07.
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