The following list are foods that geared towards patients who are relearning how to eat. The foods are less spicy and easier to swallow.

Make sure for at the very least, the first year after finishing rads calories are at least 2500 and water is 48-64 oz every day. After rads, the patient needs a long time to recover. It takes a full 2 years for a complete recovery. Intake, especially higher protein is what will help make the recovery easier.

Congrats on the feeding tube removal and best wishes!!!

Easy to Eat Foods list

Christine
SCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44
2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07
-65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr
Clear PET 1/08
4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I
surg 4/16/08 clr marg
215 HBO dives
3/09 teeth out, trismus
7/2/09 recur, Stg IV
8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy
3wks medicly inducd coma
2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit
PICC line IV antibx 8 mo
10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg
OC 3x in 3 years
very happy to be alive smile