Throat cancer Hpv

Liliallen said:

Thanks John

For all the information,I am trying everything with him , instant breakfast , ensure, I make smoothies with fruits , another with spinach kiwi vainilla protein ( I personally like this one) but nothing work,he takes some one sip,and everything go to the garbage 

For the last 2 weeks if he had 300 kcal  per day is too much , the next 2 days he has the last 2 chemo which are very hard specially being so weak , he will finish radiation January 8 but I didn't know about the cooking process continues for a while .

He starts with 187 pounds and now he is like 148, yes doctor prescribed him that magic wash but doesn't seem to work , the good thing is he didon't loss his voice .

tomorrow we will see  what the doctor says  last week it was hard to reach them with the holidays or they are in a rush if you are no quick with all the questions in less that 5 minutes you are out .

ohh well I can't wait that this night mare ends , it is very hard to see a person suffering that much , my mom lost the cancer battle many years ago, but my husband situation is different I know he will make it , but it worries me his lack of nutrition.

thank you again John for your long reply and lot of information.

blessings,

Lili 

 

 

 

So out of curiosity, why is the food going to the can after a few bites...pain, no taste, etc...

Unfortunately it's just one of those things that you gotta do...take in calories.

Most all of us can relate that food either has no taste, or just plain tastes bad. Even worse is if it tastes bad and is painful also.

But unfortunately, you do what ever it takes to get it in you.

Hopefully he'll realize that, or he's just going to add to his situation, losing weight. You can get away with it for awhile, but eventually it catches upo to you...it always does.

Best ~ John

Liliallen said:

Hi vanessa

Thank you , I am worried too like your mom, he will be done with treatment next week but the next 2 days he has chemo and they are very hard on him , plus now he was not eating for 2 weeks , I try to buy everything that I read here that works for other people but my husband is like your father he is eating nothing , just 2 spoons so at this point I don't know what to do.

We wil see what the doctor says tomorrow

at some point it should become like a contract between your husband and his doctors. your doctors will lay out the consequences of not getting enough nutrition/hydration, and your husband will have to buy into the plan. but until he takes that responsibility upon himself, there aren't a whole lot of things you can do. that may be frustrating, but you can't eat for him.

the good news is that when he starts to feel a little better, he'll be able to eat more.

I resisted eating during treatment and lost a quarter of my body weight, but my doctors helped me to understand the seriousness of my situation and I listened to them. my cancer center also had a sweet nutritionist, who acted like the "good cop" to my doctor's "bad cop". between their efforts, I learned the lesson. six months later...my doctors still aren't completely satisfied with my eating and weight, but they still give me good suggestions at every appointment and I try to see what works.

with your doctor's guidance and your good care, he'll turn it around.

blackswampboy said:

best wishes

at some point it should become like a contract between your husband and his doctors. your doctors will lay out the consequences of not getting enough nutrition/hydration, and your husband will have to buy into the plan. but until he takes that responsibility upon himself, there aren't a whole lot of things you can do. that may be frustrating, but you can't eat for him.

the good news is that when he starts to feel a little better, he'll be able to eat more.

I resisted eating during treatment and lost a quarter of my body weight, but my doctors helped me to understand the seriousness of my situation and I listened to them. my cancer center also had a sweet nutritionist, who acted like the "good cop" to my doctor's "bad cop". between their efforts, I learned the lesson. six months later...my doctors still aren't completely satisfied with my eating and weight, but they still give me good suggestions at every appointment and I try to see what works.

with your doctor's guidance and your good care, he'll turn it around.

I have to agree with what Blackswampboy states here. We dealt with the same issues and ended up getting the PEG midway...something he fought that he wouldn't have.  Once your doctors and nutritionist give you the big lecture on what can happen if this is not taken seriously it gives you a wake up call.  Now that we are done with tx we are working meticulously to gain his swallowing ability back with drinking water and soon soft foods. The swallowing is so important as we've understood that if you lose it, you will not get the ability back. Boost & Ensure are our very best friends right now. They are providing the most needed calories and nutrition.

Be patient, it will come.....but you you still must remind him of the consequences.