Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | Mary, Danny Boy put together an ultra high calory drink that many have used successfully and if you do a little digging with the search engine you can probably find it. He was also a big proponent of Jevity.
As you probably know, it will go downhill from here until about three weeks post Tx. We are here here to help you.
Dehydration can cause a lot of problems, from feeling like sh*t to renal failure (because of the toxicity of the chemo). He can be rehydrated on an outpatient basis in the infusion clinic where he is getting his chemo - ask about that. The chemo actually functions better when it is flushed from the system.
So Mary who is the manufacturer of your PACS system? I have obtained 510(k) clearance for most of them.
I am usually very busy with last minute FDA filings by companies exhibiting at the trade shows so I rarely get to go to them. It's mainly marketing people there anyway and they make for good regulatory contacts and don't generate any additional revenue streams for me.
Gary Allsebrook *********************************** Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2 Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy) ________________________________________________________ "You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14 NIV)
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