Hi Mary

Brilliant you are trying to push yourself and yes the excercises were tedious at times, but so essential to do.  It is slow and steady recovery, you look back a few weeks and think, ok yes that seems better.

I was very impatient as it seems you are, I remember they told me, would be a long time before I would eat Steak and Chips in March. So on 1st April I had a small steak and some chips, took me about an hour to eat it and didnt get much taste, but I then emailed the speech therapist a picture of me eating it.. 

Although I am probably now not going to see much change, unless the hynotheraphy works. Worst or best thing depending how you look at it is I cannot get much taste from  sweet things like chocolate, cakes  and probaly most frustrating element is most fruit tastes a bit off or sour.

Just keep going and it will improve. 

Phil  

Thanks for your encouragement. 

Mary

Hi Phil

Been reading your posts i was diagnosed with tongue cancer came as a complete shock. Had radiotherapy 5 days a week for 6 weeks and Chemotherapy twice over 6 weeks

I had a very high dose , the treatment is not nice but necessary I know. The recovery I have found horrendous with all side effects.

I am 7 weeks post treatment now, I am mainly eating soups and deserts plus still having protein drinks via the tube on bad days. Every day I wake up I have different tastes in my mouth salty being main one. I can't eat dried food like toast . If I try and can't do it I become frustrated and upset.

I feel I am never going to be able to eat propperly  will this ever come back. Will I ever recover . I try to be positive am back at work part time 

Lynf .