Thanks guys. I am eating solid food, and as much as I can, although I do have to be careful, if I overeat, it makes me sick, so I can't actually overdo it, or I'll lose my lunch.

Can't do the ensure/boost. That's what they fed me through the ng and I threw up for 2 days. Trust me, as bad as the stuff tastes going down, it is way worse coming back up....I can't even smell the stuff now without gagging.

I have the Magic Bullet, and a blender, and a food processor, but I am eating totally normally. Bread is a bit difficult as it sticks to the roof of my mouth, but I still eat it. I'm saving the shakes for when I can't manage solid foods (like the weeks before surgery), as I got pretty bored of the liquid diet. Soup later, chicken now. And gravy.....mmmmm, gravy.

I am all over evey tongue exercise - I have a friend who's a speech path and she's helping me, and have a gym in building that I am slowing building up workouts on.

Sleeping, I flip between the 2 sides, but I will work on staying on the left more.

Tomorrow's the big day for the pathology results....


Tina
Diag: Aug. 13/12
T3N0M0
50% + glossectomy and bilateral radical neck dissection, removal of nodes zones I - V
Surgery October 11/12
Chemo/rad on hold due to clear margins and nodes
Sept 21/13 clear CT with anomaly thought to be the artery, being watched closely.
Dec 16/13 - anomaly confirmed artery, all clear
nickname: "get 'r done"
Plans: kick cancer's butt