Margaret:

I wish you the best of luck with your continued improvement. Eating is something that most of us struggle with after treatments. I hope you are able to find some nutritious high calorie foods that you are able to eat. Your body needs around 3000 calories per day to properly heal.

I too had been a bit chubby before I went thru radiation and chemo. For me I wasnt too concerned about losing weight since I felt I had a buffer. I am now very thin and struggle with very low blood pressure and fatigue due to being thin. Please be careful with losing weight while being treated. My weight loss was not intentional, it just fell off from being so sick.

Im glad you have a nutritionist and swallowing therapist working with you. They will be able to help you thru this transition of relearning to eat.

Best of luck smile






Christine
SCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44
2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07
-65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr
Clear PET 1/08
4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I
surg 4/16/08 clr marg
215 HBO dives
3/09 teeth out, trismus
7/2/09 recur, Stg IV
8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy
3wks medicly inducd coma
2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit
PICC line IV antibx 8 mo
10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg
OC 3x in 3 years
very happy to be alive smile