 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Paul:
Congrats on finishing your treatments!
For liquids what worked for me early post treatment was yoo-hoo, water, chocolate milk, and McDonalds sweet tea. Be careful with sodas, it will probably burn your mouth like crazy. Im 6 months out and still cant drink soda. I couldnt handle a straw and drank right from a cup.
As far as early foods, try creamed soups. It will take a while for your mucous to settle down and your mouth to heal to enable you to eat. Also scrambled eggs, puddings, and yogurt work very well. Dont get discouraged if you try something and it tastes bad, wait a couple weeks and try it again.
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | 
