There is a Mexican restaurant not far from us that has a seafood enchillada that I can eat with no problem. It has the enchillada gravy which helps, and I also get guacamole on the side. I have been buying the individual packs of guacamole which they sell at Krogers in the produce department. It's called Wholley Guacamole, and it's not too spicy. It also has a fair amount of fiber which is good. If your husband likes seafood, that seems to work well for me if it's not heavily breaded. I can also eat Hebrew National or Nathan's hot dogs, too, and that's something that we can grill. I sure wish that I could have a nice steak, though!


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.