Hello and welcome to the site. We are here to help.

You and your husband should talk to a speech pathologist at a major cancer center. I have retainer-like mouth piece that fits in the roof of my mouth that helps me with speaking. He's really not that far out from surgery. This whole process will take lots of time. I know it's hard to be patient, but he must measure time in months rather than in days at this point.

I too would like to eat real food again, and many people do. I am seeing my speech pathologist again in early June for a barium swallow to check out if there are any problems. My food keeps getting stuck, as well as my pills. The feeding tube is a hassle and make me feel so abnormal, but thankfully it has helped me not loose so much weight and helped me heal. Is the reason he can't eat because he is still healing from surgery or is he having trouble swallowing? If swallowing is the problem, a speech pathologist that specializes in swallowing difficulties would be your best resource.

Hang in there and God bless you both.
Lynn