Hi all. We are about halfway through my husbands treatment for stage 4 SSC, primary in tonsil. He's completed 18 of the 33 IMRT (radiation) treatments, and has done two of the three Cisplatin (chemo) infusions.
Don't know if this may be helpful to anyone else, but we are using plastic spoons and forks to help with the taste issues he's having. It's still not what it used to be, but with the plastic the taste of foods are a little more 'normal' to him. Just thought I would throw that out there for anyone who might want to give it a try!
Foods he's been able to tolerate desptie thrush and sores - cottage cheese mixed with fruit coctail (you can use peaches, pears, etc.), bean and bacon soup (he throws a couple pieces of buttered bread in the soup to get mushy), ice cream (anything but chocolate), smoothies (made with a little bit of egg whites for extra protein - called 'All Whites'), rice (mixed with butter and a little sugar).
Warm thoughts to you all -