Goodmorning Max,
I am not that far ahead of you I had cancer in my right tonsil that spread to 1 lymph node, I could eat sparingly the first three weeks but gradually lost desire to eat, such a horrible taste, textures felt funny and swallowing became difficult, Thank god for the PEG tube, Max it really is very unobtrusive, it too k some time to get used to it but then it was not very noticable and easy to use and take care of. I really relied on it yet I still lost about 35-40 lbs, I have since gained back about 20-25 of that. I had the PEG from Oct 31 until Feb 9. I did eat alot of yogurt during that time and would try little bits of meals, most did not work but I kept going back to them. Now most of my taste 80% is back some difficulty swallowing but generally doing well, I also had a modified neck dissection and I think that attributes to most of my swallowing problems, but trust me Max those things do get better every day. Best of luck my friend, hang in there. I think you should ask about the PEG it is most important to keep that nutrition up to heal properly.
always lenny