Lee;
Like you I had seven weeks IMRT with 3X cisplatin. Taste/swallowing progressively went down after about week 3 but I really lost it in week 5 to the point of not swallowing at all. We're all different but until I couldn't swallow at all I had a lot of eggs prepared over easy so the yolks provided moisture. Even after I could eat again the eggs were one of the first foods I could handle. I'm coming up on 4 months post TX now and eggs are still one of my main staples. Every day does get easier and I experiment a lot. Acidic foods and even mildly spicy foods aren't too friendly at all. Breads require a lot of water to wash down so I minimize using them. Barbara hit on the dark meat chicken and she's right, it holds more moisture and seems easier to get down. Red meats provide challenges but I'm to the point that I can handle a small serving (3 ounces or so cut up very small) fairly well. Continue to experiment and continue to eat often. The exercise of the mouth is improtant as well as the nourishment. When I couldn't swallow my weight dropped dramatically, even with constant use of a PEG tube, and now it's been a challenge stablizing. Although I'm eating (what I consider well at this stage) my doctors argue the stablization thing and won't remove the tube at this point. So eat well and eat often. If you can handle milk you might buy some protein powder. GNC has one several to choose from with one type that is like 2,200 calories per serving.

Best wishes and you will improve!!! Hang in there,

Steve