Hi Jean

Mine was pretty much the same as Markus. By week 3 I was totally dependent on the PEG tube and my taste was gone. Never did have the metallic taste. Week 4 I was given a two week 'break' due to the extreme Mucouscitis I had. At the end of the break (which was Thanksgiving) I was able to taste salty stuff but once I started treatment again, all taste went away again quickly and I was back on the tube for another 8 weeks.

The nurses kept telling me calories, calories, calories and protein, protein, protein. I was bale to maintain my weight pretty well thru radiation, however after getting done , I dropped another 15 pounds with no change in caloric intake.

Kevin

18 YEAR SURVIVOR
SCC Tongue (T3N0M0) diag 06/2006.
No evidence of disease 2010
Another PET 12-2014 pre-HBO, still N.E.D.

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