Tom

Is your nutritionist familiar with cancer patients? I hate to ask since Im not a medical professional. Getting 1300-1500 calories and 32oz of water per day will probably eventually land your wife in the hospital. Its no way near enough to fight cancer. With losing weight a big concern those levels are too low. She needs 2000-3000 calories with 3000+ optimal. Lower than that or at levels like the nutritionist is telling you isnt enough to sustain he body when it has been compromised. The water intake also needs to be minimum 48 oz. If your wife feels full, do more frequent, smaller doses. She wont feel very well if the nutrition and hydration amounts arent raised, and she will have a much more difficult time than is necessary. Everybody is different, but this is something pretty regular that any oral cancer patient needs. There are alot of higher calorie liquid formulas available by prescription. I used 2cal. Please talk to her doctor about this.