tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465068817609471712.post584317725503233968..comments2023-12-15T03:14:29.746+08:00Comments on THE TONGUELESS TALK-Battling Oral Cancer: Cooking ChallengeSharifah Rashidah bt. Syed Ahmadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05931251978322211069noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465068817609471712.post-40343492959080084422009-05-12T05:14:00.000+08:002009-05-12T05:14:00.000+08:00Hi Sharifah,
I can taste food strangely enough...Hi Sharifah,<br /><br /> I can taste food strangely enough as the taste buds must be located in more than just the tongue. I imagine some of the "taste" is attributed to "smell" as well. I used to really enjoy coffee, but now everything tastes burnt with the coffee flavor....so I haven't had coffee since Aug '08.<br /><br /> If you can endure water and bread you may be able to make some soups. I can not take in the bread as it STICKS to everything and doesn't go down for me. Whatever soup i'm having, I must always have a glass of tea, water, or something to wash-push it down with. I don't transfer from front to back very well....so a little rinse and a toss of the head and back she goes!!!<br /> I've found chicken broth to be a good base for many different soups. I've also incorporated chicken bouillon cubes with water to also be a good base.<br /><br /> Currently I have about four or five soups that I enjoy making (and eating)....I've had serveral failures that sounded good, but had no taste or poor taste. But most of them start with a chicken base.<br /><br /> We may have different diets so I won't pretend to know what you may like / permit or tolerate.<br /><br /> ONe note I found that sometimes water is harder to swallow that a thicker substance. The water goes everywhere without restriction (windpipe), but thicker substances tend to not be as difficult to manuveur....at least for me. (we all have our own story).<br /><br />Wishing you well,<br /><br />Bob Pemberton<br />Tampa, FlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465068817609471712.post-68356459071870002812009-05-08T23:28:00.000+08:002009-05-08T23:28:00.000+08:00Hi Bob,
Yea, its really funny because cooking was...Hi Bob,<br /><br />Yea, its really funny because cooking was not my favourite pastime pre cancer. But now, I just like to watch them eat. I guess for now, you have the permission to eat anything with lots of fat..haha<br /><br />Good to know that you haven't used your peg for a month. Me, not yet. I take water orally. I blend milk with a piece of bread and take it thru my peg.<br /><br />Can you taste your food?<br /><br />SharifahSharifah Rashidah bt. Syed Ahmadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05931251978322211069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1465068817609471712.post-28412814195675321022009-05-08T21:44:00.000+08:002009-05-08T21:44:00.000+08:00Ha ha. We have something else in common. I'm not...Ha ha. We have something else in common. I'm not sure why but I too have become very interested in cooking for my wife and friends. I will watch a food/cooking show and want to make whatever they did and then watch my wife and daughter eat it. I can also blend it up or puree it and eat it like soup. But I can't take the spices I used to enjoy so my portion is pretty bland my "normal" standards. I make some concoctions that nobody will eat but me.....potato, bacon, chicken with garlic, onion and chicken broth...blend it up and I think I'm in heaven....can't get anyone else to try it.....it has so much FAT in it!!! hehe.<br /><br />I still have my peg, but haven't used it in a month...hoping to be done with it if I can make my case strong enough. But it's good to know it's there for emergencies if needed. But only soup for me and nothing too thick or chunky.<br /><br />How do you hanld water orally? or milk?<br /><br />Wishing you well.<br /><br />Bob Pemberton<br />Tampa, FlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com