My mom isn't eatting anything because she can't hold anything down. She's been losing weight a lot I mean a lot. Right now she is getting fluids, she needed to get chemo today but she did not receive it. We are also waiting for her PETScan results nervous as heck, hoping we get them today.
So my question is what would you do or what is better to do a feeding tube or pills that make someone hungry.
We were talking to a lady she send a feeding tube is dangerous. Is it dangerous? If so how?
Thanks
Feeding tub VS pills
Feeding tub VS pills
My mom was diagnosed with colon cancer stage 3c on 4/2014
Had surgery to remove tumor. 19 lymph nodes removed all cancerous
Had chemo 12rounds finished on 10/2014
Cancer came back. Had fluids in her lungs. Fluids came back cancerous. So docs said its metastatic colon cancer. She's on chemo again. Tumor or tumors don't show up on PETScan nor CTScan. Docs say she Has an odd case
Had surgery to remove tumor. 19 lymph nodes removed all cancerous
Had chemo 12rounds finished on 10/2014
Cancer came back. Had fluids in her lungs. Fluids came back cancerous. So docs said its metastatic colon cancer. She's on chemo again. Tumor or tumors don't show up on PETScan nor CTScan. Docs say she Has an odd case
Re: Feeding tub VS pills
heidym21 wrote:My mom isn't eatting anything because she can't hold anything down. She's been losing weight a lot I mean a lot. Right now she is getting fluids, she needed to get chemo today but she did not receive it. We are also waiting for her PETScan results nervous as heck, hoping we get them today.
So my question is what would you do or what is better to do a feeding tube or pills that make someone hungry.
We were talking to a lady she send a feeding tube is dangerous. Is it dangerous? If so how?
Thanks
Is the feeding tube during hospice. I'm not very good at searching yet or I would try to find something for you. Sorry. I know she's not doing well from you posting on my question.
Husband dx 1/13/15 St.2 CEA 7.1
Chemo/25rad 2/15 till 4/24/15
5FU/leucovorin
Surgery 6/8/2015 Stage IIa T3N0MX microscopic cancer left
Watching 4 lung spots
0/5 lymph nodes. Lap. APR
25% less 5FU/leucovorin 7/14/2015 x 26 CEA 3.4
25% more 5fu 9/2015
9/16/15 CEA 7.7
1/16/16 @ 9.2 during allergy?
3/16 New lung spot 4x4 mm
6/16 CEA 6.9 spot 5x5
Chemo/25rad 2/15 till 4/24/15
5FU/leucovorin
Surgery 6/8/2015 Stage IIa T3N0MX microscopic cancer left
Watching 4 lung spots
0/5 lymph nodes. Lap. APR
25% less 5FU/leucovorin 7/14/2015 x 26 CEA 3.4
25% more 5fu 9/2015
9/16/15 CEA 7.7
1/16/16 @ 9.2 during allergy?
3/16 New lung spot 4x4 mm
6/16 CEA 6.9 spot 5x5
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Re: Feeding tub VS pills
I can't offer medical advice or help, just thoughts and prayers...
36 years old
cyclist, husband, soon to be dad!
4/23/2015 Rectal Cancer Stage 3, T2-3N1M0
5 weeks Proton Radiation /(2 weeks oral chemo)
9/3/2015 Surgery LAR, temp Ileostomy
ypT0N0 (100% response to chemoradiation)
10/23/2015 4 months Oxaliplatin (IV) and oral Xeloda
4/3/2016 Ileostomy Takedown. Bowel function after 48 hours. Hospital 3 days.
All Treatment at UPenn. Proton Radiation, Surgery, Fertility, Genetic Testing, Chemo.
"Yikes my life has changed!"
cyclist, husband, soon to be dad!
4/23/2015 Rectal Cancer Stage 3, T2-3N1M0
5 weeks Proton Radiation /(2 weeks oral chemo)
9/3/2015 Surgery LAR, temp Ileostomy
ypT0N0 (100% response to chemoradiation)
10/23/2015 4 months Oxaliplatin (IV) and oral Xeloda
4/3/2016 Ileostomy Takedown. Bowel function after 48 hours. Hospital 3 days.
All Treatment at UPenn. Proton Radiation, Surgery, Fertility, Genetic Testing, Chemo.
"Yikes my life has changed!"
Re: Feeding tub VS pills
A medication called magace (sp?) Works wonder for appetite.
Some doctors try to prescribe 40mg 2x a day but in order to get the therapeutic dose to help them eat it has to be 400mg twice a day.....800mg total daily.
Good luck.
Some doctors try to prescribe 40mg 2x a day but in order to get the therapeutic dose to help them eat it has to be 400mg twice a day.....800mg total daily.
Good luck.
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