Sherry, if you have been reading the forum for a while you probably know what I am about to tell you. Nutrition is very important and will help you with your recovery. You must get a minimum of 2500 calories and 48 oz of water every single day. Since you are so small, it would be a good idea to push yourself to get in at least 3000 calories a day. Adding some high protein powder will help with healing too. The better your nutrition, the faster you will recover.

I have no teeth at all. Dentures are not an option for me. This is something you will adapt to. I am able to eat a few items like yogurt, cream of wheat, cheesecake (only the very creamy kind), soup broth and a couple other things. Chocolate peanut butter milk shakes are high in calories about 2000 calories per shake. While I was recovering from chemo/rads I would drink 2 or sometimes even 3 of them and didnt gain an ounce. Thats due to my body working so hard to rebuild itself it burned up extra calories like crazy.

Choc-peanut butter milkshake recipe....
(all measurements are estimates as I dont measure when I make things)

3 or 4 cups chocolate ice cream
2 cups whole milk or half and half
1/3 cup peanut butter (smooth)
1/3 cup chocolate syrup
a scoop of high protein whey powder
a scoop of dry carnation chocolate breakfast drink


Christine
SCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44
2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07
-65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr
Clear PET 1/08
4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I
surg 4/16/08 clr marg
215 HBO dives
3/09 teeth out, trismus
7/2/09 recur, Stg IV
8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy
3wks medicly inducd coma
2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit
PICC line IV antibx 8 mo
10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg
OC 3x in 3 years
very happy to be alive smile