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Radiation-Induced Dysphagia

Head & Neck Cancer | Last Active: Dec 16, 2025 | Replies (23)

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Tylenol (Amazon )makes a powder which goes down easy and has a nice flavor .
I too am battling weight loss and take three high calorie boost per day in addition to three small meals. I’m not putting on weight but maintaining.
Docs are pushing feeding tube but I’ve avoiding it for a couple of years now.
It’s a quality of life issue.
It’s all pretty depressing,

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I have a PEG MicKey button with a tube that I attach when taking Nutren 2.0 500 kcal each. It lies flat against my stomach. I have regained weight in prep for a new surgery. I work 3 days a week, physically demanding, walk the dog, attend grand kids' events, visit daughter in another state. I take my pills 2x/day with a hot, weak flavored coffee which makes it easier to swallow them. It also tastes good and eases pains in jaw.