Geri,

My Bill's experience was about the same as "Bill in NC" ....he had weekly Cis and twice daily rads and really did not start feeling ill until the third week into treatment. The bad stuff came on quickly...Friday of week 2 I was asking when Bill would see changes, etc. and by Monday of week 3, he stopped eating by mouth and we were putting everything thru his peg. I charted each calorie and ounce of fluid to make sure he met the optimal intake and also placed a bottle of Rain by his chair to insure that he was swallowing the whole thing by the end of the day to keep that mechanism working. The best thing you can do to help with his fight during treatment and his recovery is to keep hydration and nutrition maxed.

Bill is doing well...eating and drinking just fine and we got a great report from the CCC yesterday. Even with a dire staging, people do make it thru and have good quality of life afterwards.

Best wishes thru all of this....hugs,

Deb