 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,128 | Yeah! Pack in that food right now while you can and it all tastes good, and the best tasting stuf usually has the most calories! Pay no attention to what kind of food it is because shortly you will be on the Radiation Weight-Loss Program!
Good luck with the radiation crew -- I went back for a visit after I had recovered from the effects and they were all glad to see me -- They said it is sometimes discouraging for them to take relatively cheerful people and gradually turn them into weak, passive people -- They like it when someone healthy again returns for a visit.
Age 67 1/2
Ventral Tongue SCC T2N0M0G1 10/05
Anterior Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 6/08
Base of Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 12/08
Three partial glossectomy (10/05,11/05,6/08), PEG, 37 XRT 66.6 Gy 1/06
Neck dissection, trach, PEG & forearm free flap (6/08)
Total glossectomy, trach, PEG & thigh free flap (12/08)
On August 21, 2010 at 9:20 am, Pete went off to play with the ratties in the sky.
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