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Hi, thank you so much for checking in. we did not have a good eating weekend. Mom just took the first dose of megace yesterday. I hope to get the two prescribed doses in her today. I'm heading to her house in a few, but I understand she's week this morning. She has dry mouth inthe morning and that's bothering her.

How have people gotten over the I don't know what I want to eat, and I feel full issues? how do you force yourself to eat enought?

I know the megace needs time to kick in but those are the other two issues, we are facing. She doesn't know what she feels like eating and ends up taking only a few bites of what she does have in front of her.

Also, her oral meds are daily. No more radiation, so will the oral meds make you feel like this?
Sorry, I have so many questions, I'm trying to figure out how to get her through this so can get some food inher. we did get 1100 calories in her yesterday. so I'm praying for a 1200 calorie day today.
thank you all again so much for your input , prayers and suggestions.

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@kj9- Good morning. Very glad that she is finally taking Megace. Were all of the radiation sessions finished? What are her oral meds?

Is there anyone at your mom's house with her? Or can she take care of her self-care?

SHORTSHOT NANCY/ HAVE YOU TRIED "ENSURE" BOOST" OR ONE OF THOSE SUPPLEMENTS? i'M 88 AND HAVE SEVERAL KINDS OF CANCER WHICH INCLUDES BOTH MY LUNGS WITH DIFFERENT KINDS OF CANCER AND NOW ANOTHER IN MY LEFT SIDE THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT KIND IT IS. i HAVE MESSSOTHELIOMA IN MY LEFT LUNG AND SMALL CELL CANCER IN MY RIGHT LUNG. DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND IN MY LEFT SIDE AND SOME CANCER ON MY HEAD. I DO HAVE BOOST ONCE A DAY. SEEMS TO HELP SOME. GOOD LUCK! NANCY