So John you are actually writing an article about the difficulty that oral cancer patients have in returning to a normal weight? I, like Christine took the meaning of anorexia at it's usual meaning of people who take laxatives, diet pills and consider themselves fat usually due to low self esteem.

I am currently trying very hard to get back within my normal weight of 105 lbs. When I was released from the hospital in
Oct 08 I weighed 96 lbs. When I began treatment in August 08 prior to surgery I weighed 125. Right now I weigh 99 lbs and have since Dec. I take in 5 cans a day of the Jevity 1.5 which has 355 cals per can, I drink milk shakes, nutrition shakes, David's beloved Carnation VHC and add Benecalorie (330 cal ea.) to shakes and soups. I can't get up over the 99 lb mark yet. But I am not a couch potato either. I walk a little each morning and take care of myself, my pets and home since I live alone. My next option is to get the pump like Pete and put the calories in overnight and then add to them during the day since my body fat percentage keeps going down and I have no reserves to fall back on. These are all difficulties that I never thought I would face since in mid life.

Patty