 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Steve,
I am 3 months out and I can eat and swallow anything I want. I still can't taste much and I still have that dry mouth thing but I can eat. I started with mashed potatoes, mac & cheese, fruit cocktail and kept trying more challenging things to gain my confidence back. I was sensitive to cold and red sauce initially but nothing bothers me now.
I also found yawning helped stretch my mouth more naturally. I also open my mouth as wide as I can when I think about it and I really don't have any opening problems.
Hang in there, it only gets better now.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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