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Any advice for eating with esophageal cancer during chemo?

Esophageal Cancer | Last Active: Aug 11, 2023 | Replies (12)
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@coffeeislife

It has been talked about, but the doctors say it isn't time for a feeding tube. They just keep telling him to eat whatever he can, and take a bite of something every 10 minutes.

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Don Higgins, Volunteer Mentor | @dsh33782 | Aug 9, 2023

I could not eat even once a day let alone every 10 minutes.
One of my favorite inventions for monitoring weight is my talking scale. You can order one on Amazon for about $40. You step on the scale and it tells you your weight without having to look at anything. I have low vision so it really helps. After a couple of days, you can tell your docs how much you are losing per day. Can you ask your docs when they think the time for a feeding tube will come? If they don't have a reasonable answer, then you might want to look for a second opinion.

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