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Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Anne,
The Carnation product she memtioned is the Instant Breakfast VHC available only through the pharmacy at Walgrens, CVS, etc. It's easy to get and will save him time and swallowing. I also did not have a tube and that product is worth it's weight in gold. I still drink 1 can a day.
An employee of my dentist lent me her Vita-Mix and I never used it because by the time I couldn't eat solid foods my throat hurt so much that I only wanted to swallow the least amount of liquids to get by so I turned to nutritionally balanced supplements like Ensure and Boost Plus until I found the VHC stuff.
Please find out what type of chemo he is given. It's probably Cisplatin.
The rad is not concurrent with the chemo?
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.
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