Terri, I still can't eat a lot, and I am nearly 3 years out of treatment. We met our daughter and son-in-law for Easter dinner today at an Italian restaurant. The servings are so large there that I didn't dare order a full dinner, so I had stuffed mushrooms (and took half of them home) but I also had a wonderful creme brulee. It does get better, because I can eat some solid foods now, but at least, hey, I'm a cheap date! Hang in there; he will eventually get to his "new normal."

Female, nonsmoker, 70, diag. 5/09 after tongue biopsy: stage IV. Left hemi-gloss. and left selec. neck disec. 30 lymph nodes removed May 20. Over 7 weeks daily rads. with three chemo. PEG removed 12/4/09 Am eating mostly soft foods. Back to work 11/09 Retired 4/1/11. 7 clear scans! Port out 9/11. 2/13. It's back: base of tongue, very invasive
surgery involving lifestyle changes. 2/14: Now speaking w/Passey-Muir valve. Considering a swallow study. Grateful to be alive.