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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.
| | | | Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 329 Platinum Member (300+ posts) | Platinum Member (300+ posts) Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 329 | 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.
| | | | Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | 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. ChristineSCC 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 | | |
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