Margaret:

Sorry to hear your taste is not what it was. That will happen when going thru chemo/radiation, and it really stinks!!!! Unfortunately, it will probably get alot worse than it is now. Eat as much nutritious foods as you can. If you can handle pizza, meats, mexican food, eat them now cuz it might be a while before you are able to eat like you did prior to being treated.

Have you tried eating with plastic utensils? Easy foods to try if your mouth is bothering you are yogurt, puddings, soup (some are easier than others), canned peaches. I also drank alot of yoo-hoo and chocolate milk during my treatments. Even with having a PEG, keep trying to eat and swallow daily or you can have difficulty down the road.

Best of luck to you,
Christine


Christine
SCC 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 smile