 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 | I find the only way I can get fish down is with a bucket full of hollandaise or tarter sauce. Mashed potatoes need lots of butter and gravy. Baked potatoes are still impossible. And yes it takes a long time to eat anything. You need to concentrate on foods that have a lot of liquid in them or with them. Makes them easier to swallow.
Take care,
Eileen
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Aug 1997 unknown primary, Stage III
mets to 1 lymph node in neck; rt ND, 36 XRT rad
Aug 2001 tiny tumor on larynx, Stage I total laryngectomy; left ND
June 5, 2010 dx early stage breast cancer
June 9, 2011 SCC 1.5 cm hypo pharynx, 70% P-16 positive, no mets, Stage I
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