Hi Cherish,
I finished up my treatment August 23rd. Something I did to start eating again was starting out slow with cream soups and puddings. I tried to eat this for 1 meal a day for about a month. What I had to do was retrain myself on how to swallow, which was something I hadn't done for a couple of months. I was told that if I didn't use my swallowing muscles I would lose them. I was very difficult starting out, but I worked my way up to more solid foods with gravey.

Keep posting your questions and concerns. There are a lot of people on this forum that directly and indiretly that will help us all through this journey.

Tom


Tom
SCC T4N1M0 left side tongue & 1 node
Dx 05/21/07 42 yrs old
40 Tx IMRT @ 70 Gy started 06/25/07
Cysplatin & 5fu 1st & 4th wks
treatment ended 08/23/07