Hi all just an update after having my jaw bone removed and fibula from leg inserted in may I feel I’m doing well, although I’m into second week of radiotherapy and the effects are taking hold. I have a mouth full of ulcers can’t swallow too good as tongue is very swollen, neck starting to dry out and sore but I’m fighting.
the main worry for me is if I’ll ever eat properly again, I haven’t ate anything since June after trying puréed food in hospital, which made me throw up for two days after then anti nausea tablets stopped it.
I have everything through my peg. It I’m getting so worried I’ll,never sit and eat anything again.i know it might take time but every smell of food gets me thinking I wish I could just eat something, I’m still cooking for my husband as he’s my rock, he feels guilty but it gives me something to do, we have a small dog rescue with our own dogs now so he looks after them, it I feel a bit useless not being able to help. My leg is still healing and I’m not strong enough to stand the dogs jumping at me.
anyway just an update I’m still pushing through my kitchen looks like a pharmacy with so many drugs 
Hi...thanks for the update
It's good to hear you're through the surgery. Now I think it's a day at a time to get through the RT. Concentrate on that for now.
I had a mouth and throat full of ulcers from week 4 and couldn't swallow much for 8 weeks. I know that's a very much shorter time than you but at least I know how that feels.
AND I know about the pharmacy...heavens we have so much of it. I had a drawer full and a chart on the kitchen wall to make sense of when I should be taking what.
Are you doing exercises to keep your swallowing muscles strong? That really important.
You're not useless. You are in the middle of an awful treatment so be kind to yourself
Hugs
Dani
Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019
I wrote a blog about my cancer. just click on the link below
https://todaymycoffeetasteslikechristmasincostarica.com
Thanks for info dani x I’m hoping I just move on and I can look back at the worst year ever x 
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Hi June nice to hear from you I’ll keep in touch let you know how I’m doing at moment everything seems so hard but like you all I’ll get through and pray I’m cured at end x 
