 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,019 | Andrew, That's what the tube is there for. Just keep trying to swallow as much as you can for as long as you can--but if it's not enough to give you all your nutrition, then use the tube. Remember to give yourself extra hydration through the tube too--you need lots during radiation.
Hang in there!
Nelie
SCC(T2N0M0) part.glossectomy & neck dissect 2/9/05 & 2/25/05.33 IMRT(66 Gy),2 Cisplatin ended 06/03/05.Stage I breast cancer treated 2/05-11/05.Surgery to remove esophageal stricture 07/06, still having dilatations to keep esophagus open.Dysphagia. "When you're going through hell, keep going"
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