Yes, we care!

Yes, been thinking about you. One of my nieces started chemo today & will also have radiation, so you have very much been on my mind!

Aww, lizzie, I’m so sorry to hear that! Hugs to you all. ❤️ Please keep us updated!

Thank you Jinx....!

you whooo!! Oakley!!!

I’ve been thinking of you as well, Oakley and hoping all is well.

Oakley, my thoughts are with you and DH.

Oakley, praying you are just busy with Spring......hugs

Oakley, keeping you in my prayers. Hope all is well.

I keep hoping to see an update from @oakley , hope all is going well.

You know, I feel like I read these forums a LOT but somehow I don't remember too much. So- thank you Jinx for remembering the important stuff.

I hope to hear a good update from Oakley (and Lizzie and any one else that my brain can't focus on/ I apologize).

Has anyone sent her a private message?

Hope everything is ok, Oakley.

Thinking of you, Oakley.

Hoping things are okay, Oakley. (and sorry everyone else, it's just me.)

Oakley, hope things are going to plan and your husband is doing well.

Sending my thoughts your way...

Me too, Oakley.

Me three.

Hoping the best for you Oakley

So glad to hear from you! And that your DH’s energy level is good! ❤️

Good to hear from you, Oakley!

It’s good to hear from you, Oakley.

Glad to hear you and DH are doing well.

Thinking about you and Mr Oakley tonight. Sometimes waiting is the challenge and getting started is the relief even though it will demand much of you. Wishing you strength in the coming days.

First treatments were today and he's fine. Chemo will only be on Mondays, which was a three hour ordeal along with radiation. The rest of the week will be ten minutes of radiation only. Glad about that!

He was told to eat as much as he can for strength, so I put in an SOS to DS asking if he'd share a serving of a healthy dinner whenever he has enough.

I was the good wife and had six hard boiled eggs ready for him when he got home.

Thank you all for caring.

Hugs to you both! Thanks for keeping us updated. ❤️

Thanks, Oakley, for checking in. Wishing the best.

Well now that he’s started, the sooner he will be finished. Just cook plenty of veggies, protein, etc. Really, I would cook whatever he has a taste for.

Hang tough Oakley and thanks for filling us in!

Oakley, when my brother-in-law was going through chemo and radiation, he got very thin. His wife was trying to feed him only nutritious foods. DD, who is rabid about nutrition and exercise, observed that this was not the time for “only nutritious;” it is the time for calorie dense and what pleases his palate, even if it means chocolate pie for breakfast! Of course, all bets are off, if your doctor directs otherwise.

Keep your chin up! We’re all here for you.

I was going to say the same as bbstx - calorie dense is what matters as long as the doctor does not put restrictions on specific foods. A dear friend is going through treatment for colon and bladder cancer right now and initially lost a great deal of weight with the chemo, regained some and is holding as he goes through radiation. His wife is a nurse and pretty much whatever he wants to eat, she makes it happen.

It's a tough job you have - part nurse, part cheerleader, part supervisor making sure he doesn't overdo. Take care of you, too.

I would encourage that you cook whatever foods he can eat the most of to gain weight. If he isn’t having a feeding tube, it’s very likely that in the latter weeks or radiation that he will be unable to eat any sold food, and will quickly loose weight. I lost 30 pounds when I was on radiation only. By the fourth week, swallowing was difficult and I was living on liquids only. To gain weight, I would eat a large bowl of ice cream every night before bed. Best to gain as much weight as possible now, because he will loose it. Praying for a successful outcome for him, Oakley!

I know this is an old post, but it is worth bumping. I am hoping your dh is doing well.

That's sweet, Jojo. I too have wondered how things are going Oakley. : )

Please let us know, Oakley. Thx Jo.

Thank you for asking! Treatment finished about a month ago, and right now it's waiting to take the PET scan in September to see what's happening since the radiation in his body is still working.

His taste is just now starting to come back, but he has tasted eggs the whole time. I cooked shrimp and garlic bread the other night and he could taste it!

DH didn't lose a strand of hair from chemo, but his fatigue is awful. He works still then comes home and naps. The doctor said that's normal. Not sure how long it wil last, I need him to start doing his chores again! ;)

Great news, Oakley!

Wonderful to hear … I hope the PET scan has good results and he continues to recover well. :)

This is good news! Please take good care of our dear friend, Oakley, too😊!