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Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | What I mean or meant is that I personally don't think you should only ingest 1500 cals a day. That may be enough for you under normal conditions but your body is under attack from the cancer and the effects of the Tx so it needs more "fuel" right now. If you continue to loose weight which is a strong possibility since the worst part of the Tx's effects are probably still to come then the minefield I am talking about is what happens to your body as you loose weight, i.e., (and not necessarily in this order) weakness, constipation and nausea all of which kind of snowball and feed on each other all to your determent. Believe me I KNOW.
I would target 2500 to 3000 cals and 48ozs of water each and every day until you are at least a month or so post radiation.
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David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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