#67823 01-18-2008 10:22 AM | Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 211 Gold Member (200+ posts) | OP  Gold Member (200+ posts)
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 211 | My husband is still having problems eating everything several months after treatment (recent swallowing test showed a "web" which is scar tissue which needs to be removed). Also, he is sick of the taste of Ensure, Boost, etc. His MO at Hopkins told him that some of her patients like Scandishakes which are 600 calories once 8 ounces of whole milk are mixed with them. We couldn't find them in the stores we checked but ordered them online from AXCAN SCANDIPHARM INC (best price I found with a brief web search) and they are really, really delicious! He drank it right down and wants another one. I ordered late Monday and they were here today. I even tasted his (we ordered chocolate but they come in vanilla and strawberry as well). I don't recall reading about them here and thought others might want to know. They are more expensive than Boost, etc. but one a day will really help with the weight.
Sophie
Sophie T.
CG to husband: SCC Stage 4, T4, N1, M0; non-smoker and very light social drinker; HPV+
induction chemo begun 7/07; chemo/radiation ended 10/10, first cat scan clear; scan on 5/9/08 clear, scan on 10/08 clear; scan 1/09 clear; scan 1/10 clear; passed away July 2, 2016
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Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Sophie,
How's their nutrition value?
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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