eating solids

Funny you would mention that as I became rather close with the local Chinese resturant ordering egg drop soup.  Don't particularly care for it now. Some thiongs you will tolerate better than others and as always we are all different. For instance I had an easy time with salads and others could not get them down and found them difficult.  So you need to experiment a little and find what your preferences are. Perhaps you are a tuna, chocolate syrup and egg person?

to drink, than trying to get eggs or soup down....then it seems to me to make sense to stick to it.  As long as you're getting nutrition, hydration....and swallowing everyday....you're being good to yourself.  Testing something out every few days is good, but don't put yourself through misery trying to eat it (or misery because you couldn't)....one day at a time.  You'll be eating soon....

p

stephenaudrey said:

Thanks, My Dr recently told

Thanks, My Dr recently told me he estimated it would be 3-6 months before I could eat soft foods.  Ive never had anything that took that long to heal.  I thought that when the last patch of mucositis goes away than its eating time.  Some nights I can sleep for hours and some nights I wake up every hour or so with a super dry mouth so I might use some salt water and baking soda but whatever I use it doesn't last long and Ill be up again in a hour or so with dry mouth again.   I live in a city of 33,000 and the cancer support group doesn't meet in the summer because no one shows up.  I'm very grateful to have to have this venue to hear from people that understand what this is like.  No one ever talks about ears.  My Dr told me quite early on that my hearing on the side treated with radiation would be destroyed and it sure was.  I've gotten much more hard of hearing - it interferes with my work.    In fact I've become so hard of hearing that when I go to the movie theatre I can't hear what is being said well enough to follow along and you know how loud it is in the movies.  Ok enough ranting for today I guess.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ive gone thru the dry mouth syndrom for the last 7 months or more. Today I recieved Xylimelts and I have to say---They really work! My mouth is a bit stickey but I have been waiting for this and NEVER thought I feel wetness in my mouth again. They are a little expensive, 18 dollars for 80 and I will probably go thru a box every couple of weeks. They suggest inserting 2, but 1 is plenty for me. I cant wait to try them tonite while I am trying to sleep.The best to you.

debbiejeanne said:

as long as you swallow

as long as you swallow everyday you could wait to eat.  just make sure you drink all day, every day and you should be fine until your mouth no longer hurts.  i know how hard it is to eat when the mouth is so sore, its nearly IMPOSSIBLE!  i never knew how much pain the mouth could cause until after cancer.   my mouth stills gets very painful sometimes and makes it hard to eat.  i pray your mouth is healed soon and you're able to eat.

God bless you,

dj

Main thing is swallow - does not matter if liquiid or solid. If you are able to swallow adequate calories you are doing well. Just be patient and keep trying out various soft solids. Your taste buds are likely whacked out so try lots of different foods. Hang in there!