Contributing Member (25+ posts) Joined: Feb 2020 Posts: 48 Likes: 4 | Are you on pain meds? It sounds like you should be on opiates with as much pain as you are in. Pain meds should help alleviate your pain enough to be able to eat. Which leads me to ask if you are consuming enough protein (and calories in general) on a daily basis?
Our bodies need extra nutrition to heal as we recover from treatment. I am 8 days post-rads now my tongue looks much better now than it did last week. I try to get around 3,000 calories per day & consume over 100 grams of protein each day. Make sure you stay hydrated as well.
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