Hi, I'm just over 6 months out of treatment, have been off the peg for 3 months now. I wanted to get off the peg ASAP, so I took as much nutrition as I could orally in the form of soups, blended fruit & veg etc - pretty much anything can be blended.

Now I can eat a certain amount of 'normal' food - fish, boiled potatoes, biscuits etc - but bread and 'chewy' meat is still beyond me. I also find I can eat a lot quicker than when I started - what used to take me an hour now takes me half that time. I still take small bites, I had half my tongue removed so I have difficulty manipulating larger amounts in my mouth.

Even if you can't manage 'normal' food, it's worth taking as much as possible orally in order to get off the peg sooner - it helps you feel much more 'normal'. I've not noticed any change in the amount of saliva I produce, it's still at the same level as after radiotherapy.