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BY ALLIE DANEMAN
OCTOBER 12, 2009 04:35:25 PM

    Jen is worse off today and I just spent half the day with the throat guy.

    I think the antibiotics jen is on are making her nauseous....we're working on that.

    As to me...the throat guy is concerned and wants aggressive action or things will continue to go downhill. Basically whenever you loose throat muscles and your nutrition suffers you can get in a tail spin of muscular atrophy. I've lost almost 15 pounds in the last few months and I'm starting to get a little freaked out about it. I get my results of scans tomorrow to make sure it's not anything else but I've noticed my eating slowdown. 
    I think I've made it this far so well because I've been able to manage my weight and stay relatively healthy...so if I loose any more weight and loose that safety barrier I'm a bit scared that I'll go down hill in other areas. I'm meeting with my new specialist oncologist tomorrow and we'll see where it goes. I may have to take a break from work and concentrate on gaining weight and getting my health back. Also I won't be able to work if I get a feeding tube which is very possible from the surgery depending on recovery time and if I keep loosing weight. Fingers are crossed I can deal with it on my own.. I'll report more as it comes available.