Bragging - Ignore If You're Feeling Sorry for Yourself at All

Pam M said:

Salad Dressing
Karen,

I used to get bitter when a couple folks here talked about living on salads when I couldn't get the greens down, and the dressing burned too much to eat for a long time. USED TO. Dressing still has a bite to it, but I can eat it again now (I can even eat mild salsa). Hope Buzz gets there quickly.

Greens
Can't get salads down either, but I don't care so much about that. Never really liked them. I do use romaine hearts in my juicer or healthmaster, so at least I'm getting greens in me. Lol.

I can do some ranch dressing. Depends. Other dressings are too burny.

Pam M said:

Mmmm
Love spaghetti. That's the way we've done it for months - I'd get a bite of someone else's steak, chew it for a couple hours (OK, not that long, but you know what I mean), then take a big swig of water to swallow with the meat left. I was astounded that just a couple of weeks from still not being able, I was suddenly able to eat the steak. Wild. I also ate Steakums three or four times while not being able to eat "real" steak.
I bet it made your church folks feel great that you could eat some spaghetti - especially the person who brought the spaghetti.

It does feel like I chew it
It does feel like I chew it for a couple hours. Lol. I sucked all the goodness out of it because I couldn't swallow it and then gave my bite to Nizzy because I couldn't swallow it. At least the dog was happy.

It was nice to go to church. We had an Evensong. Haven't been to one in like three years maybe? It was kind of bittersweet because I cannot sing with the choir anymore, and couldn't really sing too much, but it was nice to worship and hear a few of my favorite prayers sung. Forgot about the incense, which about made me bust into a coughing/gagging/sneezing fit.

The spaghetti was good. I even had tomato sauce. I took a little bit, and a tiny slice of sausage. I ate my small portion with a piece of bread. There were only five people left and they broke down every other table and place setting around me. Imagine that, I was the last one done. Go figure!

Glad I went. I had a good time. I miss everyone and they were happy to see me. Wish we had a later mass. I cannot get up and out early. I'm sooo not a morning person.

Pam M said:

Good Times
No way - you were the last done eating? Yeah, I did my version of singing at mass a few weeks ago - bad idea - in more ways than one.

Spaghetti is one of my "sad" treatment memories. I remember the day I couldn't taste spaghetti sauce for the first time - the next day, I ate steamed chicken, and could taste it - whatever. Glad you had a good time.

Last one eating.
Yeah, shocking, isn't it. It didn't help that my table was the next to last one called up to eat.

Pasta was one of the last things I ate during rads and it was Easter dinner and I ate a lot of food, but I could hardly taste anything. (that was after 5 treatments my taste was gone. With everything. ) My taste still isn't very good. Maybe 60%? Saliva, maybe 30%

I used to have a lovely voice. Kinda sounded like a quiet screechy cat last night. At least I was doing better than the dude behind me who was not only off key, but off beat. Good grief! Slow down dude, it's Gregorian Chant, not an auction where your spitting out words as quickly as possible.

sweetblood22 said:

Last one eating.
Yeah, shocking, isn't it. It didn't help that my table was the next to last one called up to eat.

Pasta was one of the last things I ate during rads and it was Easter dinner and I ate a lot of food, but I could hardly taste anything. (that was after 5 treatments my taste was gone. With everything. ) My taste still isn't very good. Maybe 60%? Saliva, maybe 30%

I used to have a lovely voice. Kinda sounded like a quiet screechy cat last night. At least I was doing better than the dude behind me who was not only off key, but off beat. Good grief! Slow down dude, it's Gregorian Chant, not an auction where your spitting out words as quickly as possible.

Honestly,very happy for the good news
Am very happy to hear folks recover and able to eat again. My last steak was in early 1998. In most recent times, I am having more difficulties swallowing. Many times, I think about it and my conclusion....I am just happy to still be around

MILESTONES
I spent last week in San Antonio soaking up the sun and 90 deg. heat while my wife was attending a medical conference. I took no Ensure and forced myself to survive by ordering 3 squares a day from resturants. Much to my surprise, I tried and ate over 12 different food items that as long as I had some water or a cold Cervesa, I was fine. I tried wine but it burned and tasted like rubbing alchohol. Surprisingly I was able to tollerate a margurita on the rocks. I was certian between the Tequila and the fresh lime juice, that would have burned me real bad.

Sometimes you just have to say "What the F$#K" and go for it.

Here's to trying new foods evry day.

BEST!!

Mike

luv4lacrosse said:

JUST GO FOR IT
Yes, I was nervous with the margurita, but after the first taste it was fine. I also used my charcoal grill for the first time since last July. I at one entire sweet italian sausage dipped in maple syrup and it went down just fine. Over the weekend i think I might try a small ribeye steak with some type of dipping sauce.

Here's to eating!!

Best!!

Mike

BRAVO!!!
That's good stuff. Keep going for it Mike. LIFE IS GOOD!!! Your friend, Homer