Teri, my second reply to you. Make sure your husband has a pen and pad of paper after the surgery. He may have trouble communicating, and that is a really frustrating experience. Be strong and stay by his side.

As far as food goes, mashed potatoes with gravy really floated my boat when I could eat again. Other suggestions, oatmeal, cream of wheat, yougurt, pudding, jello, grits, ice cream and the all famous milk shakes. Please understand that I also had the floor of my mouth rebuilt in addition to all of the other stuff. I didn't have any food for over a week and was really happy when they gave me water. I had a trachea and a feeding tube in my nose also. Hopefully, your husband will not. Anything that could slide down with out tongue action worked.

Anne.