My mom is 72 years old and is undergoing chemo & radiation for a mass on her left side outside of her bladder. She also has a nephrostomy bag on her left kidney because the mass is pressing against her ureter preventing urine release. She will not eat at all and she only drinks about 15-20 ozs of water & 1/2 half a Boost daily. She has lost about 5 pounds in the last week and weighs about 80 pounds now. What can we expect next?
Does mom like ice cream? With whipped cream?
If she is nauseous they can prescribe a med for that too.
This is a difficult phase to go through. You are doing the best that you can. Hang in there.
If you mother is able to join a cancer support group, that would be very helpful as the group compares notes, and others in the group can give suggestions on how it make certain side affects easier to deal with. I believe there is a product that will help with the mouth sores.
What stage is your mom's cancer?