I am not familiar with his type of cancer, but I do know nutrition is VERY important to the recovery and healing process for the damage caused by radiation and chemo. My nutritionist set a goal for me to take in a minimum of 2,700 calories a day. Is he using his PEG tube at all? From the middle of my treatment until about 2 months afterwards I was using my peg tube. I consumed my calories through Nestle Carnation Instant Breakfast VHC which had 560 calories per 8 oz can. I poured 2 of those cans down my peg tube along with water for hydration 3 times a day. At first my nutritionist ordered it for me and had my insurance company pay for it. Let us know if you need more inforation about this.

If he is not listening to you, can you get the doctors to talk to him? Could you tell us more about his diet and what side effects he is having from the radiation and chemo?


Tom
SCC T4N1M0 left side tongue & 1 node
Dx 05/21/07 42 yrs old
40 Tx IMRT @ 70 Gy started 06/25/07
Cysplatin & 5fu 1st & 4th wks
treatment ended 08/23/07