Thank you so so much! To all of you for your replies! They really mean a lot! (and to the good people that made this forum)
My mother's taste is pretty much gone but she manages to eat well these days. We had a crisis 4-5 days, possibly a small stomach virus as well. Mom was silent and without appetite.
She pushed through, and the appetite somehow returned.
She relies heavily on butter, oatmeal, and cookies with milk (and butter), and a dish called "Ceskek" we found, made from chicken and barley (pressure cooker - 1 whole chicken and 1/2kg barley. Slow-cook, turns to gray mush after a few hours. Bones come to surface, easily removed. Freese in boxes and heat up with butter). Prosure too.
After initially losing 3 kg during the second week of radiation, she gained back 1.5kg in the last 7 days.
But - one thing gets better, another worse.
The new symptom is a hoarse voice like after a cold. It happened today, I presume it's radiation related since a part of her neck is also getting the treatment. I will try to call my mother's oncologist tomorrow and ask. It's a problem since my mother telephones a lot these days. That is her substitute for socializing.
All the best to you lovely and brave people on this forum! Once more thank you!
If any of you has experience with the hoarse voice, please let know.
Last edited by Goran; 11-30-2022 02:15 PM.