 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Chicken is one of the driest meats out there. That's the last thing I would ask him to try, gravy or not!
I was anxious to eat REAL food post Tx and as soon as I walked out of my tunnel I asked my wife to get me some mac n cheese and some mashed potatoes with gravy from KFC. I couldn't wait for her to come home!!! I ate a few bites, didn't taste much but it was so rewarding to finally be able to at least try. I also found fruit cocktail easy to swallow but again it didn't taste like much.
I kept trying different things but they all had to have some sort of lubricant, like ham steaks (moist meat) with apple gravy; Pot Pies; pancakes with a sunny side up egg and syrup; TV dinners; soups with stuff in them, etc. The thing is to just keep trying until he finds something that he can tolerate until things improve which they will. I saw my first real taste and saliva improvement at 4 months post Tx.
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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