I still can't eat black pepper or spicy food. And I'm 5 years since my first surgery. I don't know why - seeing as my flap and subsequent graft are both from my legs - why would my mouth be that sensitive? I will however encourage you to expand your horizons re food choices. Yogurt with fruit is great, eggs, anything with gravy on it and, depending on the restauraunt - getting a "word in" with the server will usually find them bending over backward to accommodate your needs. All you have to do is ask. Remember - that restaurants are one place where you ARE paying for preparation so you should be getting what you like and need. Be assertive. At Mac's I'm limited to the chicken nuggets so I try to avoid it. Sit down restauraunts I can usually find something. If we are going out to dinner I usually make sure I eat something at home so that should I be disappointed with how things turned out, I can just pick at it and enjoy the company instead of sitting there ravenous and bitchy!

We adapt - we have to, but its all good.

Donna

Donna