Cindy, Since I can count every bone in my husband's body right now [because he isn't taking in enough nourishment by tube or by mouth] I agree that you should be raising cain with someone right now and FAST. Erik says don't fight with him-o.k.- just threaten to call an ambulance to get him to the hospital where he can be fed iv. He can, in fact-starve to death-and the other thing is, he is making it so much harder on his body to cope and he is hindering the healing process. Its really scary, isn't it! Amy