Tammy, I was in a similar situation post radiation. My throat pain has finally improved enough that I started to eat some food by mouth, but it is hit and miss.

First I started with soft foods that I could swallow easily and not gag. What I do is keep a list of foods that still have some taste and try to keep to the list.

Some of the items on my list are: noodles, crackers broken up in a bowl of soup, cheese, whole milk, sliced canned peaches, bananas, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, and spagetti with just plain sauce no meat.

I still do tube feedings generally 6 Boost plus a day as well as what I can get in orally.

Hope this helps.

Morris