← Return to HPV Tonsil cancer: I'm very nervous about chemo and radiation

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@johnbonani Thank you John, I'm new to this whole adventure. I had HPV cancer in my rt tonsil and one lymph node. I had surgery and 25 rounds of radiation. I'm one and a half weeks out from radiation. Food is horrible to the point it's indescribable. All I can eat is Chicken soup, oatmeal, and Cream of Wheat. I drink Boost as well. I'm on Fentanyl patches currently. My dry mouth is a big issue, but not as much as the food problem. I'm still swollen in the area and hopefully that will go down. I'm still going to the gym and working out so that's a good thing. My wife is at her wits end not knowing what to feed me. Chinese Egg Noodle Soup is a big winner. I just bought a new pizza oven when all this happened. Oh boy, no eating pizza for a while. Thank you for sharing your story to guys and girls like me who are just beginning this ordeal.

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@harleytiger The menu of champions!😂. I will add scrambled eggs and scrambled eggs with cottage cheese added. The cottage cheese boosts the protein and helps with "slidability". I also found a recipe on Pinterest for tapioca pudding in my crockpot. It was wonderful. I also found that a warm drink helped everything go down easier. Hot chocolate, warm milk, coffee ,tea, whatever.