Liz,

You really have no appetite when your mouth is sore, your skin is on fire. your throat hurts, you feel tired and mentally you are battling this cancer demon.

That said...it is nevertheless exremely important for him to understand that if he doesn't swallow 48ozs of water and 2000 cals minimum a day things WILL get much worse, even spiral out of control to the point where he will end up in the ER to get fluids. It also doesn't take long for that to happen. His body is being attacked by cancer and his body is being attacked by the radaition. He MUST give the body it's food and water to fight back.

I should know, I ended up in the ER 3 times during Tx even though I had been warned and had a wife like you that nagged the crap out of me. Maybe you can convince him to be smarter than me and not put himself through additional and totally unnecessary torture. Please get him to read this post and if he wants to e me tell him I'm here to help him not make his life more complicated.

David

Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.