My mother is 9 weeks post chemo radiation for squamous cell carcinoma in her lymph node (size approx 5cmx4cm) primary site base of tongue. She had her tonsils removed. But it's 9 weeks since end of treatment and won't eat. She had ng tube for a few weeks but she got a steroid which made her eat for 2 weeks, they had to stop the steroid as the effects of it were too risky to use long term. Now she's off the steroid again she's back to not eating. It's mentally draining for our whole family. She's still in hospital since December but going downhill with no nutrition. Constant infections. How can we get her to eat? Does it ever get better?
ps. The consultant did say when she was diagnosed that it was curable but she hasn't had her post treatment pet scan yet.
