Digestive Support

I don't know if this will work with gasterectomy patients but I keep hearing about prebiotics.

Check out information at http://www.gicare.com/search.aspx?usterms=prebiotics&ustype=0

I was told by RD-L  that we should not try them as they could interfere with chemo or radition... I think I will ask more about it.  My reason for wanting for further info is if you are not eating enough fiber/fruits/vegs.. then couldn't things get clogged up.  I am thinking a little help might be a good thing.  Of course Hi Health and other stores really like to push their products.  It's something I need to ask the professionals.

At Jackson Siegelbaum... they say  Prebiotics naturally occur in  wild yams, wheat, onions, garlic, bananas, leeks, artichokes, jicama and others.  http://gicare.com/Our-Practice/prebiotic.aspx

Prebiotin is a commercial prebiotic product with several choices of products. For more info:  http://www.prebiotin.com/

New J tube and RD "L"

Well, another $250, and nearly 2 hours in Registration, we get to the Radiology Intervention.  The food port gets replaced, and we connect with  RD "L".  Wonderful Lady with lots of resources.  As a Info Junkie,  I liked her handouts!  Some  I found and posted already.  Here are links to things she handed us!

Check out the Portion Plate   http://theportionplate.com/enlargedplate.html    good graphic for how much to eat!


Eight  PDF Resources from the Ohio State University Medical Center  http://cancer.osu.edu/Pages/index.aspx  
Thank you Thank you!!!

1. Recipes for People with Head and Neck Cancer (easy to swallow/digest)  http://cancer.osu.edu/patiented/materials/pdfdocs/nut-diet/nut-other/headneckcancer.pdf 
2. OSU  James Center recipes  http://cancer.osu.edu/search/Pages/index.aspx?s=JamesCCC&k=recipes
3. Blenderized Diet for Jaw Wiring  http://cancer.osu.edu/patiented/materials/pdfdocs/nut-diet/nut-other/blender.pdf
4. High Protein Drink List  http://cancer.osu.edu/patiented/materials/pdfdocs/nut-diet/nut-other/gastric/high-protein-drinks.pdf
5. Dysphagia Diet Level I (Pureed)  ((For those with swallowing problems)) http://cancer.osu.edu/patiented/materials/pdfdocs/nut-diet/nut-other/dys-1.pdf
6. Dysphagia Diet Level II (Mechanically Altered)  ((For those with swallowing problems)) http://cancer.osu.edu/patiented/materials/pdfdocs/nut-diet/nut-other/dys-2.pdf 
7. Dysphagia Diet Level III (Advanced)  ((For those with swallowing problems))  http://cancer.osu.edu/patiented/materials/pdfdocs/nut-diet/nut-other/dys-3.pdf 
8. Post Gasterectomy Diet  http://cancer.osu.edu/patiented/materials/pdfdocs/nut-diet/nut-other/post-gas.pdf    ((Even though broccoli is on the not recommended list (page 4),  they put it on the sample lunch menu (page 5)  Yes I read their recommendation carefully!))

Week 3 of chemo

Well, guess what?  They couldn't find an open appointment until Tuesday!  Ha!  It's getting very funny.  But good thing,  we got a call from a cancer registered dietitian Ms L.  We finally have some help! 

Week 2 of Chemo

Well, the triage nurse never called.  The j tube clogged.  We went into the ER and spent $250.  It took 2.5 hours for them to try to use coke to unclog (like we already tried it for 4 hours).  Three ER nurses used lots of strength to push coke to unclog.  Then we were told to come back on Monday since the Radiation Intervention people are off on the weekend.  No point getting upset or worrying, we did what we could..