 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 507 | David,
I'm like Stephanie, no room for 3000 calories.
Post surgery and thru RT week-three, they got me so fattened up (added over 6 pounds) that getting the mask buckled down was reminiscent of Guantanamo Water-board torture! I had got so fat they had to leave a buckle unlatched!
I had to go buy some bigger clothes!
Once I moved to the PEG they backed off to 1750 for a week and now this week upped it to 2000.
At 1750, I managed to lose a couple pounds and now I can squeeze in the mask again.
I guess I haven't yet hit that point where I need a lot of extra calories. For one thing, I am not exercising anymore (no jogging, hiking or gym).
I'm a couch potato!
Don
TXN2bM0 Stage IVa SCC-Occult Primary
FNA 6/6/08-SCC in node<2cm
PET/CT 6/19/08-SCC in 2nd node<1cm
HiRes CT 6/21/08
Exploratory,Tonsillectomy(benign),Right SND 6/23/08
PEG 7/3/08-11/6/08
35 TomoTherapy 7/16/08-9/04/08 No Chemo
Clear PET/CT 11/15/08, 5/15/09, 5/28/10, 7/8/11
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