THANK YOU Shellef and Eric... Thank you both SO much.
I am at the restorative dentist on Thursday for the start of one week sessions to make me a new obturator.... The one I have is so heavy and only having one tooth to hold it in place is causing me problems... The feeling of any food/drink behind the obturator is something I can't handle mentally at the moment. The hospital put me a PEG in so I feed using that and it keeps my hydration levels up.
I miss food though... I had a "real" meal at the weekend (I can only eat Puree food) and it was SO nice to taste food again but as ever, it meant spending half an hour cleaning out my face and I have serious mental issues regarding that - I cant comprehend the enormity of what has happened to me, where has my tiny mouth gone, I suddendly have this vast great cavity in my face and it is scary.
I hope one day an obyurator can be made that significantly reduces the amount of food/drink that gets behind it, only then will I feel able to eat using my mouth.
Take care and thank you for posting... I take great comfort from both of you.