I am 18 mos post treatment and I still can't stand the sight of a piece of chicken..........it even looks dry. I can eat almost everything as long as it is accompanied with water or covered with a sauce. And my husband and I subscribe the the "Jack Sprat" method of eating steak - he eats the steak and I eat the fat. I will attempt to eat steak at home but never eat it in a restaurant as I am always afraid of choking on it. I am finally enjoying food again, but have never gotten my sweet taste bud back.


DX 2/10/09; Stage 1 SCC side of tongue; Partial Gloss; PEG in 3/3/09; 3 Cisplatin; 35 IMRT; PEG out 7/17/09; Eating via mouth and walking 3 miles/day 4 wks after treatment end. 50 pound weight loss; Clear PET 09/09 and 09/10