Chef Trek

Hondo

Chefdaddy said:

Update
Hi everyone,

I finally have internet!!!!!

Here's an update.

This morning I awoke to the worst pain I've felt in my mouth and throat so far, it put me in tears before I could get out of bed. The Magic mouthwash didn't work and then I went to the straight Lidocaine, but that didn't phase it either. The Fentynal patch did nothing as it was a lower dosage.

Later, when I arrived for my radiation treatment I told the technician of the pain and when the procedure was over I was told to wait as the nurse wanted to see me. She examined my mouth and then had the doctor come see me. After he did his inspection of my mouth he told me that I was very cooked and if I couldn't get the pain under control he would have to stop the radiation treatments. He then told me to wear two patches and then he called several pharmacies looking for Fentynal lolly-pops on a stick. It turned out that the pharmacy there at the hospital had them in stock. They are extremely fast acting and strong.
He told me to suck on one for about 10 minutes to see how it was affecting me, it took me about three minutes and I felt it kicking in so I stopped. Amazing stuff!

As far as the PEG food problems, the nutritionist for the company that supplies the canned
PEG food called me to inform me that they could not find any that didn't have Iodine, but they were still researching it. I bought several jars of baby food and I'm trying it watered down a little bit so it will flow through the tube. They are also hydrating me everyday now, 2 liters, I think I'm going to grow gills! LOL

My gums are very swollen now from the cooking, as well as from the bone chips trying to work their way out, I can no longer close my mouth. A new radiation technician was putting my mask on me and it wasn't going down smoothly, so she started hitting the mask to force it down, which was also hitting my swollen bleeding lips and gums. I became rather rude at that point.

I'm hoping that the baby food will work until they can find a pre-made canned food for the PEG.

Take care everyone, and have a great weekend.

Your friend
Mike

Daddy Mike
I wish there was a way I could take some of your pain my friend, I am glad to hear you were able to get some relief from the lollypop. In my last few weeks of treatment all my wife could get down in me was some very watery grits and Oatmeal and boy it hurt with every swallow, but I remember her just sitting there and giving me the encouragement I needed to keep moving forward. Sometimes the only thing we can do to help is to encourage our brother and sister who are fighting the battle to keep moving forward. Right now you are in the middle of the tunnel Mike and it seams dark on both ends, while in pain it will be hard to see the light showing you the end. But listen and you will hear the voices of your many friends calling you to keep moving forward.

Take care mike your many friends are all here to encourage you.

ratface

Hondo said:

Daddy Mike
I wish there was a way I could take some of your pain my friend, I am glad to hear you were able to get some relief from the lollypop. In my last few weeks of treatment all my wife could get down in me was some very watery grits and Oatmeal and boy it hurt with every swallow, but I remember her just sitting there and giving me the encouragement I needed to keep moving forward. Sometimes the only thing we can do to help is to encourage our brother and sister who are fighting the battle to keep moving forward. Right now you are in the middle of the tunnel Mike and it seams dark on both ends, while in pain it will be hard to see the light showing you the end. But listen and you will hear the voices of your many friends calling you to keep moving forward.

Take care mike your many friends are all here to encourage you.

Hondo-I'm sorry for your pain and Loss!
Amen!

Chefdaddy

ratface said:

Hondo-I'm sorry for your pain and Loss!
Amen!

To all!
Hi Debbiejeane, Scambuster, Glenna, Sweetblood22 and Hondo:

Hi Debbie,

No court yet and I'm a little ticked with the kid's attorney for not telling the judge early on what the ex had done. I'm assuming we are going to court on the originally set date of the 22nd of this month.

Debbie did you have chemo as well? I ask because of the neuropathy it can cause. They chose to give me Erbitux instead of the regular chemo due to the severe neuropathy in both my legs, feet and hands. I have no feeling in them and now that I am on Fentynal walking has become more challenging. The dizziness I have from the nerves that were affected when the removed my right lymph node. It messed up the band of nerves that goes from the jaw up to the ear and now the radiation has made it worse. I lost hearing in that ear and gained piercing pain.

I would suggest to have one of your doctors refer you to a neurologist, as most of your symptoms appear to be somewhat nerve related.

My prayers are with you my dear.


Scambuster,

I looked up Vita-shake and finally found the ingredients and it has iodine as well.

Thanks anyway.


Hi Glenna,

Thank you for your continued prayers and encouragement.


Hi Sweetblood,

I get "overdosed" really easy so I have to be very careful. The top halves of both my lungs were burned in a chemical exposure 30 years ago and all pain medications drop my o2 intake fast to dangerous levels.


Hi Hondo,

How are you doing? I am so very very very tired of this.

Did I mention I'm so very tired of this? lol

I truly am so very tired of all this as it makes tending to my son's emotional, physical and psychological needs extremely difficult.

Please continue keeping him in your prayers.

PS. The "lolly-pops" are giving me Po-Boy dreams! LOL

Your friend

Mike

Skiffin16

Chefdaddy said:

To all!
Hi Debbiejeane, Scambuster, Glenna, Sweetblood22 and Hondo:

Hi Debbie,

No court yet and I'm a little ticked with the kid's attorney for not telling the judge early on what the ex had done. I'm assuming we are going to court on the originally set date of the 22nd of this month.

Debbie did you have chemo as well? I ask because of the neuropathy it can cause. They chose to give me Erbitux instead of the regular chemo due to the severe neuropathy in both my legs, feet and hands. I have no feeling in them and now that I am on Fentynal walking has become more challenging. The dizziness I have from the nerves that were affected when the removed my right lymph node. It messed up the band of nerves that goes from the jaw up to the ear and now the radiation has made it worse. I lost hearing in that ear and gained piercing pain.

I would suggest to have one of your doctors refer you to a neurologist, as most of your symptoms appear to be somewhat nerve related.

My prayers are with you my dear.


Scambuster,

I looked up Vita-shake and finally found the ingredients and it has iodine as well.

Thanks anyway.


Hi Glenna,

Thank you for your continued prayers and encouragement.


Hi Sweetblood,

I get "overdosed" really easy so I have to be very careful. The top halves of both my lungs were burned in a chemical exposure 30 years ago and all pain medications drop my o2 intake fast to dangerous levels.


Hi Hondo,

How are you doing? I am so very very very tired of this.

Did I mention I'm so very tired of this? lol

I truly am so very tired of all this as it makes tending to my son's emotional, physical and psychological needs extremely difficult.

Please continue keeping him in your prayers.

PS. The "lolly-pops" are giving me Po-Boy dreams! LOL

Your friend

Mike

You are now connected....
Thanks for the update Mike...

I'm glad that at least you have your internet connection back.

Stay strong, we're all pulling for some relief for you bro....

JG

Dazey

Chefdaddy said:

To all!
Hi Debbiejeane, Scambuster, Glenna, Sweetblood22 and Hondo:

Hi Debbie,

No court yet and I'm a little ticked with the kid's attorney for not telling the judge early on what the ex had done. I'm assuming we are going to court on the originally set date of the 22nd of this month.

Debbie did you have chemo as well? I ask because of the neuropathy it can cause. They chose to give me Erbitux instead of the regular chemo due to the severe neuropathy in both my legs, feet and hands. I have no feeling in them and now that I am on Fentynal walking has become more challenging. The dizziness I have from the nerves that were affected when the removed my right lymph node. It messed up the band of nerves that goes from the jaw up to the ear and now the radiation has made it worse. I lost hearing in that ear and gained piercing pain.

I would suggest to have one of your doctors refer you to a neurologist, as most of your symptoms appear to be somewhat nerve related.

My prayers are with you my dear.


Scambuster,

I looked up Vita-shake and finally found the ingredients and it has iodine as well.

Thanks anyway.


Hi Glenna,

Thank you for your continued prayers and encouragement.


Hi Sweetblood,

I get "overdosed" really easy so I have to be very careful. The top halves of both my lungs were burned in a chemical exposure 30 years ago and all pain medications drop my o2 intake fast to dangerous levels.


Hi Hondo,

How are you doing? I am so very very very tired of this.

Did I mention I'm so very tired of this? lol

I truly am so very tired of all this as it makes tending to my son's emotional, physical and psychological needs extremely difficult.

Please continue keeping him in your prayers.

PS. The "lolly-pops" are giving me Po-Boy dreams! LOL

Your friend

Mike

food for thought
or my thought of food - I never had a peg, but if you are able to do baby food through a peg, could you, perhaps, get a "MagicBullet"appliance and puree/liquefy things like Progresso soups and put through the tube? You could also puree crushed vitamins into it, as well as soy proteins. Just a thought and as I said, I did not have a peg, so I know nothing about them.

Please know that there are many who are rooting for you and that old friends and new ones will help you get through this. Dazey

debbiejeanne

Hondo said:

daddy Mike
I hope things are going a little better for you today then they have the last few days. I lost one of my best friends yesterday that I have worked with for many many years, somehow while driving to work his SUV flipped over and through him out killing him on the spot, he was only 55. I get so tired of this life of sickness and suffering and having to see people I care about go through trials that sometimes seam so unnecessary. Please take care Mike I want nothing more then to someday be able to meet you and your children, I hope and pray everyday for you my friend.

Hondo, I'm very sorry for
Hondo, I'm very sorry for your loss. I know how hard that is b/c I lost a best friend to colon cancer 5 years ago. He was only 48. It is hard to accept but eventually we come to grips with it b/c we have no choice. I will continue to pray for you and your friend's family.
God bless,
Debbie

debbiejeanne

Chefdaddy said:

To all!
Hi Debbiejeane, Scambuster, Glenna, Sweetblood22 and Hondo:

Hi Debbie,

No court yet and I'm a little ticked with the kid's attorney for not telling the judge early on what the ex had done. I'm assuming we are going to court on the originally set date of the 22nd of this month.

Debbie did you have chemo as well? I ask because of the neuropathy it can cause. They chose to give me Erbitux instead of the regular chemo due to the severe neuropathy in both my legs, feet and hands. I have no feeling in them and now that I am on Fentynal walking has become more challenging. The dizziness I have from the nerves that were affected when the removed my right lymph node. It messed up the band of nerves that goes from the jaw up to the ear and now the radiation has made it worse. I lost hearing in that ear and gained piercing pain.

I would suggest to have one of your doctors refer you to a neurologist, as most of your symptoms appear to be somewhat nerve related.

My prayers are with you my dear.


Scambuster,

I looked up Vita-shake and finally found the ingredients and it has iodine as well.

Thanks anyway.


Hi Glenna,

Thank you for your continued prayers and encouragement.


Hi Sweetblood,

I get "overdosed" really easy so I have to be very careful. The top halves of both my lungs were burned in a chemical exposure 30 years ago and all pain medications drop my o2 intake fast to dangerous levels.


Hi Hondo,

How are you doing? I am so very very very tired of this.

Did I mention I'm so very tired of this? lol

I truly am so very tired of all this as it makes tending to my son's emotional, physical and psychological needs extremely difficult.

Please continue keeping him in your prayers.

PS. The "lolly-pops" are giving me Po-Boy dreams! LOL

Your friend

Mike

Chef, thank you for replying

Chef, thank you for replying as busy as you are. I wish there were a physical way I could help you. You just have so much going on all at once and it breaks my heart.
I'm very glad to see that you can still get in some humor tho! Take care.
God Bles,
Debbie

Chefdaddy

debbiejeanne said:

Hondo, I'm very sorry for
Hondo, I'm very sorry for your loss. I know how hard that is b/c I lost a best friend to colon cancer 5 years ago. He was only 48. It is hard to accept but eventually we come to grips with it b/c we have no choice. I will continue to pray for you and your friend's family.
God bless,
Debbie

Hi everyone
Debbie,

There is a way you can help me physically....PULL THE TRIGGER NOW! LOL

I truly appreciate your concern and prayers, you are a very caring person.

Your friend
Mike

Dazey,

I need something like that, my blender is dying and the food processor is old and worn out like me. It's funny though, the last few stores I went to that usually carry those appliances didn't have any on their shelves. I'm going to have to look harder to get food blended down enough to get through a small orifice.

Thank you


Hi John,

Yeah finally huh?

I'm really happy for you to get such great news.

Take care my friend

Mike

sweetblood22

Chefdaddy said:

Hi everyone
Debbie,

There is a way you can help me physically....PULL THE TRIGGER NOW! LOL

I truly appreciate your concern and prayers, you are a very caring person.

Your friend
Mike

Dazey,

I need something like that, my blender is dying and the food processor is old and worn out like me. It's funny though, the last few stores I went to that usually carry those appliances didn't have any on their shelves. I'm going to have to look harder to get food blended down enough to get through a small orifice.

Thank you


Hi John,

Yeah finally huh?

I'm really happy for you to get such great news.

Take care my friend

Mike

wish you were nearby i would let you borrow my emulsifier
you really need to get a food emulsifier. a regular blender did not get the food pureed enough. i have my healthmaster one, and it works great, but it was not cheap. maybe you can find a used or cheaper one on ebay or amazon? i bought it new, and i think it was $250. but i tell you, you could put a brick in that sucker and it would grind it to dust. i love it for my home made apple sauce. my friend uses hers for her tomato sauce that she cans. you don't need to boil them and slip the skins off. just throw them in whole and whiz them up! great time saver.

Chefdaddy

sweetblood22 said:

wish you were nearby i would let you borrow my emulsifier
you really need to get a food emulsifier. a regular blender did not get the food pureed enough. i have my healthmaster one, and it works great, but it was not cheap. maybe you can find a used or cheaper one on ebay or amazon? i bought it new, and i think it was $250. but i tell you, you could put a brick in that sucker and it would grind it to dust. i love it for my home made apple sauce. my friend uses hers for her tomato sauce that she cans. you don't need to boil them and slip the skins off. just throw them in whole and whiz them up! great time saver.

On my mind
Hi Sweets,

How are you doing? You were on my mind a lot today while I was at the hospital all day.
I was thinking about several of your posts that I have read and what you have gone through between family loss, divorce, treatment pain and the blood issue. My heart goes out to you my dear.

I was also thinking about you today while on the way home because the top of my mouth began screaming in pain and I realized it was now covered in sores. I remembered what you said about what happened to the top of your mouth while driving home. Gives me goose bumps just thinking about what you went through. I think you are one tough gal!

I know I need to find one of those emulsifiers, as you said, anything else just doesn't do the job. My mom used to make incredible apple butter. The store bought stuff in a jar doesn't come close.


I appreciate your friendship and I am praying for you.

Your friend

Mike

Hondo

Chefdaddy said:

On my mind
Hi Sweets,

How are you doing? You were on my mind a lot today while I was at the hospital all day.
I was thinking about several of your posts that I have read and what you have gone through between family loss, divorce, treatment pain and the blood issue. My heart goes out to you my dear.

I was also thinking about you today while on the way home because the top of my mouth began screaming in pain and I realized it was now covered in sores. I remembered what you said about what happened to the top of your mouth while driving home. Gives me goose bumps just thinking about what you went through. I think you are one tough gal!

I know I need to find one of those emulsifiers, as you said, anything else just doesn't do the job. My mom used to make incredible apple butter. The store bought stuff in a jar doesn't come close.


I appreciate your friendship and I am praying for you.

Your friend

Mike

daddy Mike
Another week is gone and so you are another day closer to the finish line my friend, I was gone the last few days traveling to my friend Rusty’s funeral so was not able to post much. I hear of all the pain you are going through Mike and I want to tell you it will get better. The pain that we suffer now will only make us stronger and better people to help others who are hurting. I am looking forward to that day wend we will all sit around and laugh and cry of the days that are passed “Hope it is while we are fishing with John in Tampa”.

To all of you here on Head & Neck

I am glad to be a small parts of a big team of people who care so much that you each give your time in staying here on CSN to help our friends who are going through treatment. Even we survivors need a little help at times and it is a blessing to have the prayers of friends with us wend we need it the most.

Gods blessings to each of you

Chefdaddy

Hondo said:

daddy Mike
Another week is gone and so you are another day closer to the finish line my friend, I was gone the last few days traveling to my friend Rusty’s funeral so was not able to post much. I hear of all the pain you are going through Mike and I want to tell you it will get better. The pain that we suffer now will only make us stronger and better people to help others who are hurting. I am looking forward to that day wend we will all sit around and laugh and cry of the days that are passed “Hope it is while we are fishing with John in Tampa”.

To all of you here on Head & Neck

I am glad to be a small parts of a big team of people who care so much that you each give your time in staying here on CSN to help our friends who are going through treatment. Even we survivors need a little help at times and it is a blessing to have the prayers of friends with us wend we need it the most.

Gods blessings to each of you

Ahhh fishing
Hi Hondo,

I figured you were taking care of personal business my friend.

Fishing sounds so good. Heh, and we could throw a couple doctors on the BBQ! lol

Okay, so maybe I shouldn't be one that helps others lol

Talk to you soon

Mike

sweetblood22

Chefdaddy said:

On my mind
Hi Sweets,

How are you doing? You were on my mind a lot today while I was at the hospital all day.
I was thinking about several of your posts that I have read and what you have gone through between family loss, divorce, treatment pain and the blood issue. My heart goes out to you my dear.

I was also thinking about you today while on the way home because the top of my mouth began screaming in pain and I realized it was now covered in sores. I remembered what you said about what happened to the top of your mouth while driving home. Gives me goose bumps just thinking about what you went through. I think you are one tough gal!

I know I need to find one of those emulsifiers, as you said, anything else just doesn't do the job. My mom used to make incredible apple butter. The store bought stuff in a jar doesn't come close.


I appreciate your friendship and I am praying for you.

Your friend

Mike

chefdaddy
Sorry that's the way you had to think about me. I really wish that those of us that have gone thru radiation before you could take the pain for those that come after us. As bad as my mouth still hurts now, at least it's not bleeding constantly now. And the pain is a tenth of what it was. All of you that are going through treatment, hang in there.

Mike, I had never seen apple butter until I moved to PA. We Sicilians never made any of that. My ex like to eat it, and his mother made it. Not really something I cared for. There are actually a lot of foods i never saw until I came here. Pickled eggs, whoopie pies, shoo-fly pie, scrapple, (EEEEWWWW!) ham and green beans, chicken corn soup with rivels, raisin filled cookies, chicken and waffles, and 'pot pie'....etc. The last one is noodles, and not a pie with crust. That confused me. His family is Pennsylvania Dutch, and we have a lot of Amish here.

Thanks for the kind words. Praying for you and your family.

Blessings,

d

Chefdaddy

sweetblood22 said:

chefdaddy
Sorry that's the way you had to think about me. I really wish that those of us that have gone thru radiation before you could take the pain for those that come after us. As bad as my mouth still hurts now, at least it's not bleeding constantly now. And the pain is a tenth of what it was. All of you that are going through treatment, hang in there.

Mike, I had never seen apple butter until I moved to PA. We Sicilians never made any of that. My ex like to eat it, and his mother made it. Not really something I cared for. There are actually a lot of foods i never saw until I came here. Pickled eggs, whoopie pies, shoo-fly pie, scrapple, (EEEEWWWW!) ham and green beans, chicken corn soup with rivels, raisin filled cookies, chicken and waffles, and 'pot pie'....etc. The last one is noodles, and not a pie with crust. That confused me. His family is Pennsylvania Dutch, and we have a lot of Amish here.

Thanks for the kind words. Praying for you and your family.

Blessings,

d

What's wrong with those Dutch lol
Hey kiddo,

Sicilian? Molto buono! I hope you have some good recipes I can borrow. lol

Alright, you have me on some of those items, like whoopie pies, shoo-fly pie, scrapple, rivels??(what the heck is that?) and pot pie with noodles?? I have no idea what that is. lol


Your very hungry friend

Mike

sweetblood22

Chefdaddy said:

What's wrong with those Dutch lol
Hey kiddo,

Sicilian? Molto buono! I hope you have some good recipes I can borrow. lol

Alright, you have me on some of those items, like whoopie pies, shoo-fly pie, scrapple, rivels??(what the heck is that?) and pot pie with noodles?? I have no idea what that is. lol


Your very hungry friend

Mike

pa dutch food 101
I would share any recipe with you, LOL. I had almost 300 cookbooks at one point in time. Had to leave most at the farm when I left. I really wish I could eat. grrr. I make a mean hand made chicken tortelini, awesome bolognese, and many other italian dishes. Maybe one day, I will be able to eat, swallow and taste.

Whoopie pies are like Devil Dogs. Chocolate cake with creme filling. Shoo-fly is a molasses and brown sugar pie with crumbs on the top. Usually 'wet bottom' is made here. Very goopy on the bottom. Scrapple is all the nasty parts on a pig, like the head, after slaughter, boiled and mixed up with cornmeal and spices, and pressed into a mold like a bread pan, like a terrine or pate. It sets up, and then they slice it and fry it. Some people put maple syrup on it. gag. Rivels go into soup. They are sort of like spaetzele in a way. They are made with eggs and flour, and look like little cut up bits in the soup. And the pot pie with noodles is actually really good, but should not be called 'pie' if there is no crust. It is sort of like a chicken and dumpling dish. But they make the noodles instead of dumplings, like a thicker, square, big piece of pasta. Or you can buy them in the store as 'pot pie bows', but they are not anywhere near as good as home made.

Here endeth the cooking lesson for today.

d

Glenna M

sweetblood22 said:

pa dutch food 101
I would share any recipe with you, LOL. I had almost 300 cookbooks at one point in time. Had to leave most at the farm when I left. I really wish I could eat. grrr. I make a mean hand made chicken tortelini, awesome bolognese, and many other italian dishes. Maybe one day, I will be able to eat, swallow and taste.

Whoopie pies are like Devil Dogs. Chocolate cake with creme filling. Shoo-fly is a molasses and brown sugar pie with crumbs on the top. Usually 'wet bottom' is made here. Very goopy on the bottom. Scrapple is all the nasty parts on a pig, like the head, after slaughter, boiled and mixed up with cornmeal and spices, and pressed into a mold like a bread pan, like a terrine or pate. It sets up, and then they slice it and fry it. Some people put maple syrup on it. gag. Rivels go into soup. They are sort of like spaetzele in a way. They are made with eggs and flour, and look like little cut up bits in the soup. And the pot pie with noodles is actually really good, but should not be called 'pie' if there is no crust. It is sort of like a chicken and dumpling dish. But they make the noodles instead of dumplings, like a thicker, square, big piece of pasta. Or you can buy them in the store as 'pot pie bows', but they are not anywhere near as good as home made.

Here endeth the cooking lesson for today.

d

OMG - Scrapple?????
Hi Sweetblood, almost had to run off to the bathroom when I read your description of what Scrapple is!! I think I'm still a little green - LOL. I'm familiar with whoopie pies but none of the other foods you mentioned. Sorry, I'm from NH and I think I'll stick with our foods - New England Clam chowder, Homemade Beef stew and many, many more delicious foods.

Gotta go, I just thought about scrapple again and have to run off to the bathroom one more time - LOL

Take care all,
Glenna

stevenl

sweetblood22 said:

pa dutch food 101
I would share any recipe with you, LOL. I had almost 300 cookbooks at one point in time. Had to leave most at the farm when I left. I really wish I could eat. grrr. I make a mean hand made chicken tortelini, awesome bolognese, and many other italian dishes. Maybe one day, I will be able to eat, swallow and taste.

Whoopie pies are like Devil Dogs. Chocolate cake with creme filling. Shoo-fly is a molasses and brown sugar pie with crumbs on the top. Usually 'wet bottom' is made here. Very goopy on the bottom. Scrapple is all the nasty parts on a pig, like the head, after slaughter, boiled and mixed up with cornmeal and spices, and pressed into a mold like a bread pan, like a terrine or pate. It sets up, and then they slice it and fry it. Some people put maple syrup on it. gag. Rivels go into soup. They are sort of like spaetzele in a way. They are made with eggs and flour, and look like little cut up bits in the soup. And the pot pie with noodles is actually really good, but should not be called 'pie' if there is no crust. It is sort of like a chicken and dumpling dish. But they make the noodles instead of dumplings, like a thicker, square, big piece of pasta. Or you can buy them in the store as 'pot pie bows', but they are not anywhere near as good as home made.

Here endeth the cooking lesson for today.

d

shoo fly don't bother me
Hey sweet,
Now Shoo Fly, unlike Scrapple, Is gooood sttttuuuuuffff.
Everyone should try some.

Steve

Fire34

Chefdaddy said:

On my mind
Hi Sweets,

How are you doing? You were on my mind a lot today while I was at the hospital all day.
I was thinking about several of your posts that I have read and what you have gone through between family loss, divorce, treatment pain and the blood issue. My heart goes out to you my dear.

I was also thinking about you today while on the way home because the top of my mouth began screaming in pain and I realized it was now covered in sores. I remembered what you said about what happened to the top of your mouth while driving home. Gives me goose bumps just thinking about what you went through. I think you are one tough gal!

I know I need to find one of those emulsifiers, as you said, anything else just doesn't do the job. My mom used to make incredible apple butter. The store bought stuff in a jar doesn't come close.


I appreciate your friendship and I am praying for you.

Your friend

Mike

Mouth Sores
Mike
What kind of chemo are you on. I was given 5FU and that gave me the mouth sores. I was given diflucan daily and it did help the sores. I was also on Erbitux that just gave me the really bad acne. The magic mouthwash only helped a little for me, but seemd to work better the worse things got. Stay strong Mike
Dave

Fire34

Chefdaddy said:

On my mind
Hi Sweets,

How are you doing? You were on my mind a lot today while I was at the hospital all day.
I was thinking about several of your posts that I have read and what you have gone through between family loss, divorce, treatment pain and the blood issue. My heart goes out to you my dear.

I was also thinking about you today while on the way home because the top of my mouth began screaming in pain and I realized it was now covered in sores. I remembered what you said about what happened to the top of your mouth while driving home. Gives me goose bumps just thinking about what you went through. I think you are one tough gal!

I know I need to find one of those emulsifiers, as you said, anything else just doesn't do the job. My mom used to make incredible apple butter. The store bought stuff in a jar doesn't come close.


I appreciate your friendship and I am praying for you.

Your friend

Mike

Mouth Sores
Mike
What kind of chemo are you on. I was given 5FU and that gave me the mouth sores. I was given diflucan daily and it did help the sores. I was also on Erbitux that just gave me the really bad acne. The magic mouthwash only helped a little for me, but seemd to work better the worse things got. Stay strong Mike
Dave

D Lewis

sweetblood22 said:

pa dutch food 101
I would share any recipe with you, LOL. I had almost 300 cookbooks at one point in time. Had to leave most at the farm when I left. I really wish I could eat. grrr. I make a mean hand made chicken tortelini, awesome bolognese, and many other italian dishes. Maybe one day, I will be able to eat, swallow and taste.

Whoopie pies are like Devil Dogs. Chocolate cake with creme filling. Shoo-fly is a molasses and brown sugar pie with crumbs on the top. Usually 'wet bottom' is made here. Very goopy on the bottom. Scrapple is all the nasty parts on a pig, like the head, after slaughter, boiled and mixed up with cornmeal and spices, and pressed into a mold like a bread pan, like a terrine or pate. It sets up, and then they slice it and fry it. Some people put maple syrup on it. gag. Rivels go into soup. They are sort of like spaetzele in a way. They are made with eggs and flour, and look like little cut up bits in the soup. And the pot pie with noodles is actually really good, but should not be called 'pie' if there is no crust. It is sort of like a chicken and dumpling dish. But they make the noodles instead of dumplings, like a thicker, square, big piece of pasta. Or you can buy them in the store as 'pot pie bows', but they are not anywhere near as good as home made.

Here endeth the cooking lesson for today.

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Mmmmmmmmmm!
Here's hoping you'll be eating again some day soon!

warmly,

Deb L.