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Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 493 | Gail,
I started out with sherbet and applesauce, but it was a struggle for me, too. I ended up being hospitalized to get extra nutrition throgh an IV because I wasn't eating. That did it for me. I made sure that I had Ensure put through my PEG at least 4 times a day. I also had a liquid vitamin added. I gradually added yogurt and ice cream. I still have issues eating, but I force myself to have three meals a day even if I don't want them. I also make a milkshake every day with Ensure plus with ice cream and a bananna.
Female, nonsmoker, 70, diag. 5/09 after tongue biopsy: stage IV. Left hemi-gloss. and left selec. neck disec. 30 lymph nodes removed May 20. Over 7 weeks daily rads. with three chemo. PEG removed 12/4/09 Am eating mostly soft foods. Back to work 11/09 Retired 4/1/11. 7 clear scans! Port out 9/11. 2/13. It's back: base of tongue, very invasive
surgery involving lifestyle changes. 2/14: Now speaking w/Passey-Muir valve. Considering a swallow study. Grateful to be alive.
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