Bigmacs in the blender!!

Billy keep the faith. You are right the surgar along with a little dry mouth from the radiation will affect your teeth. Cosider now the most impotant time to look after them because if something happens and you can't eat you will have even more problems. Get to a dentist ASAP have an exam and make sure your chompers are healthy. Ask about rinses and fluoride treatments to help protect them.
Food: with some added water or chicken broth almost any food can be prueeed with a hand blender. If you close your eyes for a second when you are eating them the only thing you loose is the chewing. But still chew them as this allows the enzymes in your salive to start the digestive process. The chewing will also aid in reestablishing some of your salivery flow and help the glands recuperate. In my opinion you should be on a daily complete vitamin supplement if not taking one now. Your decreased food intake and lake of essential vitamins and pudding doesn't provide the level of nutrition you require.
Health food stores also carry a wide variety of good, FDA evaluated and approved vegetable supplements in powder and pill form add them to your puree.
I stress to my patients who have or are undergoing this type of treatment to drink lots of water and focus on nutrition, nutrition, nutrition. If you can, ask to see a dietician at the hospital for more ideas.
Limit the pudding (it's so darn good at times though)
I'll check in on you from time to time to see how you are doing. e-mail me anytime.

To Bigmacs in the blender,

Mike


Dentist since 1995, 12 year Cancer Survivor, Father, Husband, Thankful to so many who supported me on my journey so far, and more than happy to comfort a friend.
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