 "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 417 | Dear Ellen:
Val has a long journey ahead. 1st Either consult with a Gastro Doc or go ahead and schedule a PEG
TUBE installation. He will eventually lose the ability to eat by mouth. This may come soon or late into treatment, but it will come. It is also common to lose function of the epiglotis and you aspirate food or liquid, this is BAD and can cause pheumonia, the bad kind.
I consulted a Gastoenterologist early into treatment and when I needed the PEG it was done within 24 hours and my nutrician did not suffer. I have recently been put back on my PEG due to the aspiration factor and I am 7 months out of treatment.
Darrell
Stage 3, T3,N1,M0,SCC, Base of Tongue. No Surgery, Radiationx39, Chemo, Taxol & Carboplatin Weekly 8 Treatments 2004. Age 60. Recurrence 2/06, SCC, Chest & Neck (Sub clavean), Remission 8/06. Recurrence SCC 12/10/06 Chest.
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