Thank you for your insights, David. Yes, I drank Scandi shakes during the toughest two weeks post radiation. I can't stomach Ensure or Boost, but found the Scandi shakes were a better consistency. I feel blessed to have had very little pain during and post radiation, so I guess I just need to keep plugging away until the taste returns smile Thanks again.

Teacher Karen
DX: SCC of right maxillary alveolar ridge, 9/2010.
Surgery 11/2010, removal of 4 teeth and gum.
Surgery 11/2012, removal of 3 teeth and gum.
IMRT 1/2013-2/2013
Surgery 1/2015 retromolar trigone resection; removal of 1 tooth and gum.
Surgery 10/2015 left modified radical neck dissection, inferior parotidectomy, external carotid artery resection.
Cetuximab based chemoradiation 64.8 Gy to resection bed.
Surgery 6/19/2018 Right inferior maxillectomy, bilateral low palate resection