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#135478 06-17-2011 10:34 PM
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Hi,

Is there any feeding tube to feed semi-liquids or juices through mouth? He don't have issues in swallowing, but as he is having cancer in his right cheek with a hole created, juices/liquids coming out of the hole while drinking. So, he feels pain while drinking, reduced taking enough food. Me or my father are very sad to take the decision of putting holes in body to feed food. Is there any alternatives, say feeding tubes inserted to mouth without any surgery, which avoids liquid coming out of his cheek. Please advise as the anti-cancer diet is the final hope for my family.

Last edited by ChristineB; 06-18-2011 02:05 PM.

CG to father, Tamil(age58,non-smoker) SCC Stage3 on right cheek.
Diagnosed 03/09, 3 cycles of chemo & 20rads, finished 05/09.
Secondaries 03/10, 6 cycles of chemo, finished 06/10.
Doctors stopped the treatment on 02/11 as unable to control the growth. Currently in anti-cancer diet as the final hope.
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Sorry to hear about your Father. In the States we have Cancer Centers if he hasn't gone to one my suggestion is to contact one ASAP if you have them in India.

Did his Doctor stop treatment and give up, this doesn't sound right to me. I've never heard of an anti-cancer diet that's a myth, get him to a Cancer Center soon.

Hope you get some help this sounds painful....

Connie


SCC. of the left lateral tongue, anterior two thirds, T1 possibly a T2.
Left partial glossectomy, left selective neck dissection 4/21/09. Nodes clean, No Rad, No Chemo.

CT Scan 9/11 clean, CT Scan 9/12 clean


Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, FL. A+.

My hometown Lockport, NY.



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There is a nasal tube that can be used. It is a temporary tube inserted thru the nose. Most users of this need it only for a couple weeks. A regular feeding tube is bigger and sounds like it would work much better for your father. None of us wanted to use one of them but it is a very useful tube to get your father thru this rough period of time. The wound from the feeding tube closes quickly and barely leaves a mark when it is healed.


Christine
SCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44
2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07
-65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr
Clear PET 1/08
4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I
surg 4/16/08 clr marg
215 HBO dives
3/09 teeth out, trismus
7/2/09 recur, Stg IV
8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy
3wks medicly inducd coma
2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit
PICC line IV antibx 8 mo
10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg
OC 3x in 3 years
very happy to be alive smile

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