Nancy,

This was written over a year ago so the link may not work.

Try Carnation Instant Breakfast VHC. It has 560 nutritional balanced calories in a 8 oz can and will cut the misery and the time in feedings. You order it thru your pharmacy dept and some have suggested that if you get a prescription for it, your insurance company will pick up the tab. I only pay about $32.00 per 24 can case at Walgreens. That's only $5.00 a day for 2000 calories. Click on this link:

http://www.nestle-nutrition.com/family.aspx?objectID=86E49EB3-BE25-4B16-81D7-235E6F6E5183

Under the PURCHASE PRODUCTS tab, select FIND A PHARMACY NEAR YOU.

Under the PRODUCT NAME pull down, select Carnation Instant Breakfast Lactose Free VHC and fill in your zip code and they will give you a list of pharmacies that carries it.

At the top of that list note the Product Code and NDC Number in case that helps you when you call the store. When I call Walgreens it only takes a day or 2 at the most to get it delivered to the store and they call me when it's in.

You can also order it online but it usually costs more and takes much longer to get.

No, I do not work for the company nor do I get a commission (I wish) but this product made my feeding life during and post treatment much much easier and I am sure it will do the same for you.

Thank you so much for the tip. My Mom has lost around 80 lbs. over the course of her three recurrences. This time they've found it in a lymph node on her neck. She doesn't have another 80 to spare so hopefully this will come in handy! Thanks again and take care. Keep up that bike riding :o)

P.S. - the link still works! Thanks - Nancy T

I was told when I 1st started drinking it, thT PHARMACIES HAVE TO ORDER IT. they don't keep it in stock. Rite aid ordered for me and the Pharmacist is a friend of mine so he gave me a discount. He knocked it down to $27. That's a good discount.

I feel kind of dumb asking this question but here goes. When my Mom has her surgery they are going to remove a lump on the right side of her neck (right under the jaw bone) where they say the cancer is in a lymph node. That's what the dr. has told her. I keep seeing neck dissection come up in the postings. Is that the same thing as when they remove the lump from her neck or is that something different? Thanks.

Neck Dissections can be totally intrusive (Radical) where they can take most or all nodes in one side plus muscles, nerves and blood vessels or minimally invasive (Partial) where they just take the nodes known to have cancer. They can be on one side only or done to both sides (Bilateral).

Thank you for the explanation. I appreciate it. Hope you are doing well.

A neck dissection means making an incision under the ear and cutting a line (usually along the neck crease).if it is one side the cut will extend to the midline of the throat,if it is both side (bilateral)it will go from ear to ear .it can be radical or modified ,and will involve removal of the tumour and surrounding lymph nodes.In a radical the jugular vein and possibly some muscles will be removed along with as many lymph nodes as they deem necessary to stop the cancer spreading.this will be decided when they see if the tumour is confined to the capsule of the involved lymph gland.the wound is often closed with staples but may be stiched,and a drain will be inserted in the suture line for a couple of days.if all goes well hospital stay usually last 48-72 hours after surgery and when the drain is removed she should be discharged home.

OCF page on neck dissections

http://www.oralcancerfoundation.org/facts/neck_dissections.htm

My mom has really had no side effects from her neck dissection....just getting thru this radiation will be the trick!! Any ideas on what she can sip on? She had trouble after surgery with her feeding tube so is very hesitant about doing that again!! THANKS