Hellion I was experiencing throat pain too, and switched to softer foods. The dietitian and oncologist both said that it was too early to be doing that, and said i should concentrate on better pain relief otherwise the later weeks will be really difficult food wise.

The doc said to take paracetamol every 6 hours whether I have pain or not, to provide a base level of pain relief. An hour before meals, take an Endone. I'm back to normal food, as long as it has no spices (mayo tastes like battery acid!). Plus I have to be extremely vigilant flossing the back teeth (on the side that still has back teeth) otherwise I quickly get swelling there. I'm not sure if that is what you're experiencing.

The stomach is still unsettled, and leading into round 2 Cisplatin on Monday I'm still having to manage that with Pramin but the doc gave me some Stematol today to see if that works. Stay strong brother I am right there with you and we are 3 weeks down! Only 4 to go.