Onward and upward ?

At least you have an appetite Lilian which is great.  I couldn’t have cared less about food for six months. If I hadn’t been cooking for husband ……

You sound pretty upbeat. You can at least experiment with some soft foods and indulge yourself in all those high calorie things that were always off limits. I didn’t put any weight in till around 18 months. I could eat anything. It was a bit of a shock when I did. 
Time to refresh this article too? 
https://www.workingwithcancer.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/After-the-treatment-finishes-then-what.pdf

Keep going Lilian. The only way is up ️️

Hi Lillian have bern thinking about you. You sound upbeat which ys giid. Poached eggs are a good thing ti start with on well buttered toast as well. Toast is far easier than bread fir a giid whije. Strange but the toasting alters the texture makes it easier ok you might need a warm drink to wash it dien but give ur a try when you’re ready. Jaffa cakes dunked into tea ur coffee. Jellies custards ready break etc xx

hugs Hazel well done xx

Hi Hazel does everyone struggle to start eating again, I am beginning to think it may be psychological on my part 

Lillian 

Hi Lillian, I'm sure most people struggle to eat after treatment, I know I did, I used my RIG for about 2 months after my treatment had finished, then slowly started to eat just small amounts of very soft foods. It's very hard to eat when it's the last thing you feel like doing, I remember it was several months before food tasted anything like it should have done. You are still at very early days in your recovery, it all takes time. Just try different things to eat, you will get there in the end.

Regards Ray.  

Hi Lilian yes we do. I had my ng tine out eeek 3 of recovery but I was getting  at least 75% of my calories via ensure s leaving me Fred to try poached eggs custards jellies etc I very slowly gif to 50/50 but there’s no hard and fast rule. I used to have 6 small tea plates if diid spread throughout the day. Breakfast was and still is my favourite porridge with sliced banana Snd honey. Well buttered toast even now I prefer not to eat the crust. Think nursey diid. Potstuez mince n chicken gif mr were no no. Slow cooked land easiest meat of all. 
 pop u a few things to read. 

https://www.workingwithcancer.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/After-the-treatment-finishes-then-what.pdf
https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/66263025/cookbook-by-andrew-gaylor-head-and-neck-cancer-survivor-2022
here for you. Excuse typing am out in my bike no reading glasses lol xc

hugs H 

Hello. I certainly struggled to eat again. I used my PEG from week 4 of treatment until several weeks post. I had to force myself to put any food into my mouth. It was definitely a mental aswell as physical struggle. It does get easier. Just keep trying different foods. 

I just looked back at the food diary I kept during the early weeks of recovery - creme caramel & soggy weetabix with full fat milk seem to have been my mainstays. 

Thanks so much for that info Hazel I will give some of it a try but the dry mouth is really getting worse which makes eating so much harder. 
Lillian 

Hi Lillian yes carry a water spray bottle with you to help. As for eating I always had a warm drink nr it weak peppermint  herbal tea lukewarm water or later on coffee to wash the food down. Or good old plain water. The spray bottle is a nes tip Dani and I picked up on a webinar recently. It makes mouth moist without washing away saliva. 
I had auricular acupuncture which I had to pay for plus try chewing sugar free gum I used orbital in blue tubs still use it niw. I break pieces in half. Xyimelts at night as well 

hugs Hazel x

Hi Hazel hope I’m not being a nuisance but I am still struggling with my eating and still losing weight.  I went for my first visit to my consultant last week and he said everything is going as expected and I am back in 4 weeks. They are trying to encourage me to eat more but what I try I can only manage a couple of spoonfuls. Is that normal or should I be managing more. I am feeling very tired and weak, and getting worried that I should be doing better. 
Lillian