Hi Shel,

I finished radiation treatment in early Nov/03 and kept the tube in until early Feb/04. Although I was able to eat moist soft foods I needed to supplement my intake to make sure I was getting enough calories and vitimins to sustain myself. I was injecting 8 cans of Jevity per day.

Now that I have been without the tube since Feb. I have lost some weight. It's diffucult to eat enough in a day for me. I know I have to be more dilligent in making sure I do. It's diffucult for me to swallow and liquid tends to run out my nose whenever I drink milk.

Don't be in a hurry to remove the tube because your treatment has ended. The question is "Can you eat enough to allow for healing and to sustain your normal needs.

Sincerly, Dan Bogan