So update & hope!
ive managed to clear up a lot of my ulcers & pain by using the old fashioned salt & bicarbonate of soda mouth rinses 5 times a day. I’m not on any oral pain killers now either.
so far this week I’ve managed to eat pate & ciabatta bread, pizza, garlic bread with cheese, salmon fillet with new pots & green beans, toasted tea cake, & various other soft foods as well. No even child portions but it’s working. Flavours all toned down though. Who cares I’m eating
radiotherapy burns to my neck nearly gone too!
starting to feel human
just thought I’d post this to give a little hope to other people. When I read comments on here I thought it’s was going to take months to start recovery, when I first got diagnosed. It just shows everyone is different . Don’t know if age has anything to do with recovery I’m 47
good luck everyone on this journey
Samantha 
That's impressively rapid progress Samantha, really pleased for you. Took me about three months to manage a crumpet!
Metastatic SCC diagnosed 8th October 2013. Modified radical neck dissection November, thirty-five radiotherapy fractions with 2xCisplatin chemo Jan/Feb 2014. Recurrence on larynx diagnosed July 2020 so salvage laryngectomy in September 2020.
Sam that's brilliant. I am totally impressed. My NG tube was a part of me for four weeks after where you are. It was 12 weeks before I could eat what you describe. Well done
Dani
Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019
Well done Sam! It sounds like you’re doing really really well. As you say, everyone is different 
Thanks for this encouraging update Samantha, it goes to show some of the old remedies still do the job, being younger does help with recovery , i was 48 when i had my first encounter with cancer. It sounds as if you are making great progress with your eating slowly but surely does it. Well done and good luck for your continued recovery, take care.
Chris x
Its sometimes not easy but its worth it !
