A year ago last September I was diagnosed with throat cancer. I went through hell in the process of being treated. I had seven weeks of radiation treatments and 3 chemo treatments. finishing both in the beginning of december of 2006. I had a feeding tube put in I think it was October of 2006 and for several months all my nutrition was by way of this feeding tube. It was a real drag for me to spend upto 14 hours a day connected to this machine to push the food into me but the option was none at all because my throat had swollen from the radiation treatments. I had major problems with the feeding machine from time to time during which I got no food at all. I would go for up to a week without any nutrition. I lost 40 lbs over all, getting down to 121 lbs. Now a bit over a year later I find that eating is a real drag. I used to enjoy eating but now it is such a chore to eat. I have to be mindfull at all times when I swallow because I have a tendency to choke. Food wants to go down my airway unless I am very careful. The first month during radiation treatments , while I could still eat food, everything tasted so strange, it all had a metallic taste. I just don't enjoy food anymore. |