Supporting Member (50+ posts) Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 58 | GNC carries a protein powder called AnyWhey that is flavorless. It can be mixed into soups, but it's best to mix it up with a bit of water first, then mix it into the hot liquid or it will curdle, as will other protein powders. It's best when put into cream type soups, so I don't know if he will tolerate even that. He needs his nutrition, and he may need a PEG tube to get him through this if he loses too much weight.
Caregiver to husband David, non smoker. Dx 1/06 SCC Base of Tongue Stage IV, neck nodes involved. Surgery/Chemo/Rad. Treatment finished 5/06. Waiting. Recurrence in lung, Aug07. 6 months Cisplatin/Erbitux. Spots shrinking after 3 Cisplatin tx.
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