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Head & Neck Cancer | Last Active: Mar 21 10:54am | Replies (29)

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@nancy101

Never any mention of a feeding tube..I did bring it up at one of our first meetings but.... you know we will approach that if necessary.... honestly I think the majority hears "feeding tube" and thinks that the last resort...As does my husband...
Tonight he is still saying no to a feeding tube from my suggestions.... he can't even swallow applesauce...
The er nurse said wait til tomorrow... talk to the oncologist.

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I posted earlier about the feeding tube. I did mine early and I loved it. But I think sometimes patients resist because they think its a sign of weakness. Its not. But even more I think, and speaking as a two time cancer survivor, some patients resist because its the only "choice" we've been given. From the first diagnoses CANCER and doctors have made all the decisions. Looking back now a food tube seems like an easy decision but in your husbands reality its the only choice he's had for months. I don't know if this helps and I don't know how you get him past this. But he may not be deciding....he's only reacting. He could ease his own suffering and help himself heal by getting the tube. I don't know how you get him to that point. My thoughts and prayers are with you both.