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What were your early symptoms before diagnosed with a Parotid Tumor?
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@jules26 Wondering how you are doing and if you have a date for surgery yet. I'm looking at your comment here on 2/22. I just noticed that no one left a reply to your question about best foods to eat first 2 weeks post op. I am wondering if that's because our surgeries are individualized. I know for me I was able to eat a soft foods diet. I wasn't too limited except my appetite wasn't good. I had a parotidectomy only. Nothing painful about eating small bites of soft foods. I remember milkshakes,toast and oatmeal, My neighbors tried to help and instead of jello they attempted to make homemade gelatin from the guava bushes out front! It was horrible, so I thanked them politely and threw it out after they left! For me it wasn't a big deal, But I'm sure others could tell you what worked after more extensive surgeries. T
Thinking of you and hope you check back here when you are able.
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@jw9 Hi! Thanks for checking in. I had my MRI today and should get results in a few days. It went well and no reaction from the contrast. No warmth feeling, no metallic taste or itching. Was glad about that. Not sure when they will schedule the follow up to discuss the results but I will be able to see them once reviewed and uploaded to my patient portal. I won't really know what the results mean until I speak with the Dr. They will discuss the surgery plan as well and hopefully get a date set. They did say it would most likely be within the 4-6 weeks. So I'm thinking end of March to mid April.
They haven't said anything specifically about eating restrictions yet. Only that I could do protein shakes for the first few days and then start soft foods. That was a very nice gesture from your neighbors, so sorry it didn't work out. Milkshakes sounds very nice. 🙂 I'll update again once I get the results. Hugs!