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Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | You do and try whatever you want. That's my advice. I was soooo eager to return to normal I pulled my nasal tube out at home (w/ my doc's permission) after only 2 weeks and started eating solid foods right away. Try really soft stuff, lots of gravy things, syrup stuff, you get the picture. Have plenty of liquid available and be prepared for longer eating sessions. Your food will often get cold before you can finish.
The excess fluids will go away, usually in a few weeks and that will be replaced by the DM (Dry Mouth). The DM can take evey bit of 2 years to come nack as much as it will so be patient.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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