I am new to this site and need advise/support... my dad was recently diagnosed with Squamous Cancer

AngelaLewis415 said:

Scandishakes

I found Scandishakes thru www.familyotc.com They were $51.97 for a case of 24 (3oz each), plus if you spent over $99.00, shipping was free. Also, the order is expected to be delivered in 3 to 4 business days! Other sites I found were more expensive, shipping was outrageous and the processing times were 5 to 7 days before they were even shipped!

The Cancer Hosp is supplying my dad with them until his order is received.

It warms my heart to hear how much you care about your dad because you will be a key role in your dads recovery. If it comes down to a PEG I would reassure him that it is temporary and he will recover a lot quicker by pumping calories through it and it will take a ton of pressure off of him to get the calories down and one less thing for him to worry about. PEG's are really not that big of deal when you get them. He'll just be a tad sore for a couple of days but it feels so good to have a full tummy in matter of minutes! Instead of trying to choke stuff down for a half hour! Also tell them all they have to do is put a siringe on the tube and draw out the saline from the balloon holding it in and it comes right out and they put a big bandage on it and it heals right up just leaving a 1/4" scar. I pray that things will start going better for you and your dad and keep up the good work! : )