Well I have been off the peg for about a month. I can eat, slowly and most times with liquids, just about anything. I still can't eat potato chips and dry stuff like that (and bread)...
I had a hankerin' for some apple pie, so I started eating it and it tasted pretty good, but about half-way through finishing it, my taste buds gave out and it had almost no taste. I finished it anyway (with lots of Milk).
Some things taste good, some things have no taste, or at least not like it should.
But Hey I am Eating!! ( I even ate 1/2 of a steak, but it took a while to chew and I did have to have it pretty rare, which is how I like them anyway).
Still trying different foods, I peeled a red apple and still could barely eat it because the bites just turned to dry pulp in my mouth, apple sauce, no problem.

By the by, Jan 19 will by my 3 month wait, and I hope to get the insurance to authorize my PET scan.

Please keep me in your prayers.

And, don't give up, those that are starting or in treatment, keep swallowing at least one drink of water every day.


large lymph node Left Neck around May 22 2012
ENT June 6, did needle Biopsy - Negative
ENT CT scan July 9 - Negative
Remove lymph node July 26, DX - SSC - T1N2aM0
PET Aug 7, BOT
Aug 14, endoscopy, 1cm - clear margin HPV+
TX 33 IMRT - 6 Chemo - Taxol/Carboplatin
TX chemo 09/04/12 RAD 09/05/12