Hey everyone,

Still battling for fluids and calories everyday, the long weekend has helped as well as the patches so thanks to those who recommended them. I am still able to swallow a pill with full concentration and motivation if I have to. But right now the problem is limited foods, so I could use recipe suggesstions if you can. I am doing broth soups and carnations all day but I feel like the carnations are thickening up my throat in the night and I am gagging on the crap as well as when I spit foul smelling old yellow carnation out mixed with mucous. I have found that warm soups help south my throat quite a bit. I am still at 203.3 lbs with 13 rads left to go, last few days have been the toughest because of the second round of chemo last tuesday but today have really gained my appetite back and just need to know what I may be able to swallow down without chewing or trying to hard. Tried jello the other night, that was a no-go and almost choked to death right here in bed as it was way too thick. My nausea has been under control since wednsday, that was the only day I vomitted since this whole ordeal. I am really looking for help in the nutrition department besides just carnation all the time as I think it is not helping my throat out at all, and boy do those 8 oz cans seem like 40 oz cans, so damn thick. Wish me luck, I am not looking for negative recipes please...Keep those to yourself.

Your Friend,
Nathan