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@dragonfire
Hi there,
I am just about 2 months post treatment and my eating is improving all the time. I am still on a feeding tube but I have managed to cut down to half the amount I was taking and I am hoping to get the tube out in the next couple of months. I am starting to get some, but minimal taste buds back. I have to force myself to just eat even though the stuff has no taste. Early on I found that I could tolerate things like mini-ravioli and Alphagetti! LOL. My biggest challenge has been finding something I can drink and that I can hydrate with. Water for some reason tastes weird? I like orange juice (120 Kcal/ 125 mL)and I just found out that I really like Gatorade (120 Kcal/ bottle). I guess my point is, it won’t be pretty but keep experimenting until you can find things you can tolerate. You will come up with some really weird combinations, but as long as your getting your calories and protein, what you eat, doesn’t matter.

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Replies to "@dragonfire Hi there, I am just about 2 months post treatment and my eating is improving..."

@scottmcf1431 Water tasted funny to me as well. Now not so bad, but in the beginning I could taste things in the water if that makes sense? I'm going to try Gatorade (orange). Are your Saliva glands coming around? Mine are still minimal and I have a hard time with bread, crust, or crackers.