Just a piece of advice on the protein drinks.

Six years ago (the first time we faced death head on) we had a very bad car wreck. Harry was in the hospital for 22 days and in a wheel chair for 3 months. He lost a lot of weight, particularly muscle mass. He started at 165 and dropped to 130.

I gave him the protein drinks and they definately work but.... They do take a little time and once you start gaining weight then you might want to back off a bit. You might end up with an extra 20lbs.

At least that was our experience. Harry started his treatments at 183 and yesterday he weighed in at 151 and dehydrated. He is back in the hospital.

Just my advice. Hope it is helpful.

Cindy


Caregiver to ex-husband Harry. Dx 12/10/04 SCC stg 3, BOT with 2 nodes left side. No surg/chemo x4 /rad.x37(rad comp. 03/29/05)Cisplatin/5FU(comp. 05/07/05)-T1N2M0-(cancer free 06/14/05)-(12/10/06) 2 yr. Survivor!!!