"Yah" for the healthy shakes. I have been determined to keep the sugar out of my husbands diet and eat more vegetables. Before treatment he was drinking straight veggie shakes with a base of carrot juice and added broccoli, asparagus, spinach and avacodos. He would get 2 large glasses at a time and just chug them down without stopping. He would see me coming and say he just couldn't drink all that. I would leave them and tell him ok, I just feel better knowing I tried and he always ended up drinking them. Towards the end of treatment when I realized how much sugar was in the canned stuff and that the one brand was synthetic food I started putting the veggies down the tube after watering it down and adding low sugar protein powder. I think the more healthy eating is what helped him heal so fast and get back to normal. He has no pain, no dry mouth and everything tastes good again. If the lymphedema just had not become worse which maybe caused the sleep apnea to come on over night he would be doing great. Oops, I forgot he did lose some of his voice from the laser surgery. It is hoarse sounding and he has no volume. Yesterday while shopping at World Market he bought a metal bell. Last night he tried ringing it expecting me to come and I told him he could come get me just as easy. LOL My biggest problem is trying to find him in the house but he can still whistle good. But then some times I find out he is just calling the dog.

Back to the shakes. Even though he is eating now he still want the veggie shakes but I have lightened up and started adding fruit, some blueberries, strawberries, banana and apple. (Also add chia seeds and flax and protein powder. I make a blender full each morning and I am even drinking a couple glasses. He told me he feels so much better eating healthy and when I drink one I am so less likely to be downing the chocolate all day. Even our 13 year old will drink one as long as I don't cross the line and put too many vegetables in his but it is still green.