 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,606 Likes: 2 | Christy,
I am hoping and praying for the best possible news tomorrow.
Your grandma is probably tired from infection and maybe the cancer and maybe just battling the shock of finding everything just overwhelming.
Probably the two most important things are to keep hydrated and maintain nutrition. The body can not heal without nutrition. Ideally, she would need almost a can an hour of Boost. Try the Boost Plus (extra fat and calories and a little more protein) or the Boost High Protein. There are a lot of nutritional high calorie shakes posted on this sight under various topics in the forum.
Take care and keep us posted on how things are going.
Ed
SCC Stage IV, BOT, T2N2bM0
Cisplatin/5FU x 3, 40 days radiation
Diagnosis 07/21/03 tx completed 10/08/03
Post Radiation Lower Motor Neuron Syndrome 3/08.
Cervical Spinal Stenosis 01/11
Cervical Myelitis 09/12
Thoracic Paraplegia 10/12
Dysautonomia 11/12
Hospice care 09/12-01/13.
COPD 01/14
Intermittent CHF 6/15
Feeding tube NPO 03/16
VFI 12/2016
ORN 12/2017
Cardiac Event 06/2018
Bilateral VFI 01/2021
Thoracotomy Bilobectomy 01/2022
Bilateral VFI 05/2022
Total Laryngectomy 01/2023
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