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Throat Cancer Caregiver: What to expect after radiation?
Head & Neck Cancer | Last Active: Jun 17 9:23am | Replies (6)Comment receiving replies
first off so sorry for the long response, and you are so on point, I do appreciate. my biggest concern, at this point, she had her 1st PET scan the surgery was on 12/04/2024 . It was wonderful!!! She has gone back to work then started to lose weight that I maintained through radiation (I might add) I know it's stress and depression from work, she can swallow and I encourage that, she went to speech therapy and they told her she was burning calories while she chewed, so is slowing down that, and I really feel I had her in a good place, I know you burn calories with anything you do but, really,, I feel like I've been misleading her
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For nearly every case the same is said over and over, let her eat any and everything she desires. The body needs calories and protein to rebuild and repair.
Being the caregiver I think can be more difficult than being the patient. Count your wins and forget what didn’t work. We never had this training in school, except of course those who work in the healthcare field. You are doing fine.