To Gary Allesbrook....YOu were eating salsa and chips 90 days after radiation? Are you kidding me? I am almost 5 months out of radiation, had a peg tube which was remove one month ago, lost 50 pounds (that was not a bad thing!!!) Am keeping my nutrition up now with eating lots of food, primarily soft though as I could not handle rough yet! No Way! So you are doing exceptionally great. For me, its way slower, still hurts to swallow and I am in speech therapy. I am also taking in lots of Ensure Plus, dont love it, but making sure I am getting vitamins. I have to slug a gulp of liquid with anything I eat to be able to get it down with no saliva. I can not do meat yet unless it is very soft with lots of sauce or gravey. Tried chicken breast the other day and it was like cardboard. I am drinking milk and cream like never before!! I can not wait to have chips and crackers, etc. Thats a ways off for me. Good for you Gary! How is your energy level? Ever get any numbness or tingling of the limbs? Does your throat still hurt when swallowing? I could not eat a thing during radiation. I was nauseous and sick at least 5 times a day from the amnifostene. Did you have that? Do you have saliva?