Welcome Leena,

Sounds like you did fine coming through surgery.
Now the tough part. Measure your progress in weeks not days. Try and eat if possible, The more you use those muscles the sooner you will be able to eat. "Use it or lose it"

I lost 30 lbs in ten days. I gained it all back in 6 weeks. I had a peg tube. All meds and food went through the tube.

The radiation will continue to work for about three weeks. It will than slowly start to get better.

By the way I didn't think you lost it!! We all have some severe mood swings. Your friends
here at the Oral Cancer Foundation are here to offer support, share our experiences and offer our love. It's a pretty tight group of people.

I wish you nothing but the best,

Dan