Hi Erik,
Reading your post made me feel like I was reading my own writing. I have felt and still have moments of feeling just as you described. I'm a year out from treatment so I have left the "tougher" days behind me, but I still wallow a bit now and again. Eating will get better Erik, of that I can assure you. You are only a few months out of radiation so give it some time. What gets me through the process of eating is melted cheese believe it or not. I put cheese on everything............steak, chicken, you name it. A nice Rib Eye, cooked medium well on the grill, smothered in Colby and Jack cheese is pretty easy for me to eat. A broccoli casserole with lots of swiss is a breeze, and nachos smothered in Jack, mild salsa and refried beans is a great late night snack. Be patient and your menu will grow, you will learn "tricks of the trade" and gain enough knowledge on it to write your own book. Eating will become a pleasure again........never the same but still something to look forward to. My goal was to be able to eat AND read a book (I'm an avid reader and always, always read while I ate my meals)I'm happy to report that I can eat an entire meal WHILE READING Look at me, I used to always be a few pounds underweight, now my husband went out and bought a treadmill...........I think it's a hint!! Joking but I do get on the treadmill now, I've gained back the weight treatment stole from me and the weight fairy brought me an extra 18 pounds!
Take care,
Minnie

SCC Left Mandible. Jaw replaced with bone from leg. Neck disection, 37 radiation treatments. Recurrence 8-28-07, stage 2, tongue. One third of tongue removed 10-4-07. 5-23-08 chemo started for tumor behind swallowing passage, Our good friend and much loved OCF member Minnie has been lost to the disease (RIP 10-29-08). We will all miss her greatly.