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Tonydew Message: resuming normal eating Patient Tonydew Recommend this Message Report Abuse Email a Friend Track this Message [Remove] Subject: resuming normal eating Date: 02/21/2008 Email a Friend Already Tracking [Remove] Subject: nutrition Date: 02/21/2008 I completed chemo and radiation for tongue cancer one week ago. For the last 5 weeks I have injested Ensure through a G-tube. My therapy was 20 min radiation during every weekday and Erbitux once weekly for seven weeks. I know I can swallow because of all the mucous that this therapy creates. My tongue still has some numbness. I would like to know what I will be able to eat and when in general. The last thing I was eating was popsicles, but they don't make it yet. Neither does Jello or ice cream. The other thing is the mucous. After six days of not sleeping (mucous gagging after a few minutes) I finally made a Benedryl and Vicotin cocktail and slept a few hours. Are there any other suggestions for the mucous? Private Reply Quote Reply to This Message rick51 Message: RE: resuming normal eating Patient rick51 Recommend this Message Report Abuse Email a Friend Track this Message [Remove] Subject: RE: resuming normal eating Date: 02/21/2008 For the mucus. I have heard lots of salt water gargles, honey, and Mucinex. (not all at once of course). For swallowing. Not sure. Everyone is different. Keep at it. Good luck Private Reply Quote Reply to This Message Girlcat36 Message: RE: resuming normal eating Survivor Girlcat36 Recommend this Message Report Abuse Email a Friend Track this Message [Remove] Subject: RE: resuming normal eating Date: 02/23/2008 Robitussin,drinking club soda, and they have portable suction machines if you need it. Try raising your mattress. I hated that thick yukky mucus- I'd wake up at night choking. Private Reply Quote Reply to This Message
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