I have found that most processed junk food is just too much trouble to eat with not much of a freakin' tongue! That's a good thing though! I tend to eat healthier foods in general these days and I find I'm guided by taste/flavor & ease of manuevering & swallowing. Just so happens that includes lots of fresh tomatoes with most meals in one form or another, fresh melons of any kind, papaya, etc. I tried to eat an orange the other day & the pulp got hung up on the way down right on the gag reflex spot! Not a good time! Too acidic anyway. I do believe a well balanced diet high in nutrition will do a body good. It just does not seem like it has to be all that complicated.
dx 2/11/04 scca bot T3 IU 2B MO poorly differentiated, margins ok, 3/16 modest, jaw split, over half of tongue removed, free flap from left forearm - finished chemo & rad treatment 5/20/04
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