Since my last radiation on April 28, 2003, I have had no salvia or taste. I can't take Saligen because of my asthma. It's been very hard. I can't get any weight on. My diet isn't anything but soups, poached eggs, mashed potatoes, and milk shakes. Also two or three Ensure a day. I have to force myself to eat. I go through 12 to 14 glasses of water a day. I take stool softners every morning and evening. That seems to help.
Mary Lee
SCCStagelV,gum and jaw bone, surgery 10/1/02,lower neck lymph node,surgery11/14/02,jaw bone,surgery,12/31/02,upper lymph node surgery 2/7/03,upper lymph node surgery 3/7/03-a node was hiding,also neck musle and artery done, radiaton 4/28/03,six weeks