Gail,
People made some great points here. Most of us have been in the "eating is an exercise" mode at some point. We eat because we know we should, it will make us feel better. I sure do not remember much that actually tasted good to me during treatment, like you would at a restaurant. I loved soups, that might be possible if they weren't hot.

And the big goal is getting well. The intermediate goal is feeling some better. The first goal or goals is/are, perhaps, eating a few bites, getting a little exercise, watching a TV program that makes us laugh, talking to family, whatever else you can think of.

I know this is easy to say, hard to do. But actually most of us on this site have had our struggles, some less, some more, in this area.
Sorry you are having such a hard time.
Best,
Anne


SCC tongue 9/2010, excised w/clear margins:8 X 4 mm, 1 mm deep
Neck Met, 10/2010, 1 cm lymph node; 12/21/'10: Neck Diss 30 nodes, 29 clear, micro ECE node, part tongue gloss, no residual scc
IMRT & 6 cisplatin 1/20/11-2/28/11 at MDA
GIST tumor sarcoma, removed 9/2011, no chemo needed
Clear on both counts as of Fall, 2021