Recovery Week 11

Some progress this week.  Whilst still sore, my throat is somewhat better to the point where I am able to eat mostly full meals.  Hence I have been cutting down on the feed, to the point where today I will have half of what I was having last week.  Mornings are hard work, as my throat is bone dry when I wake up, but by lunch time I'm able to eat more or less unhindered, though somewhat slowly.  I am hoping to be eating everything orally within the next couple of weeks, but will see how it goes.  Then a few weeks and I can have the tube out, which to me is 'back to normal' (more or less).

I'm working full time now, from home in the morning and into the office at lunch time.  This week will be my first going to the office every day.

And my taste buds seem to be recovering well now allowing me to taste most things properly - still a bit salty at times, and sweet is nowhere near as sweet as it used to be, but I'm rarely finding anything that I can't eat due to taste.  Even able to have a little Guinness now and then :)

Recovery Week 10

I have not been posting much recently as there has not been much to report.  Basically very slow progress, eating a little bit more every few days, but barely enough to mention.  I am now at the point where I have three small meals per day plus one whole bag of 'feed' but no supplements.  The next step is to increase the size of the meals and reduce the amount of feed I use, which I am building up to now.

I have actually been feeling more tired this last week or so, but at times it all becomes a blur such that it is hard to tell if I am better or worse!  My throat is getting very dry at night, which is waking me very early, so that might be contributing to the tiredness.

Today I had a breakthrough as I was able to eat a whole cheese sandwich, which was an improvement on much more moist foods (or occasional tiny bits of drier food) not to mention a psychological victory, spurring me on to go our for a walk for 25 mins at the end of the day, leaving me feel somewhat refreshed.

Another couple of weeks and I'm back at the hospital for a checkup, so I have to make sure I'm eating well and my weight is up.  The next big milestone is eating enough to sustain my weight, after which I'll be allowed to get the PEG removed, but I think I'm still a few weeks off (or more).

End of week 7 of recovery

After the hassle of hospital last weekend, this week has been pretty good.  My burned tongue is a lot better, to the point where it isn't a barrier to eating.  My throat is sore and varies day to day, but I have managed to eat some meals, albeit too small to take me off the supplements and feed, but the quantity has been gradually increasing so I'm cautiously optimistic that we're on the right track.

I finished the antibiotics yesterday, and am now hoping that the improvements continue and I don't go backwards.  Overall my mouth and throat are drying up as they heal, which is as expected, though it does seem to leave me coughing a lot more (though not coughing much up, just coughing - I can feel how dry my throat is and I think that's the cause).

So yesterday I ate lunch of potatoes, carrots and a (very) little bit of sausage - the portion was probably smaller than Daniel's, but it's a start.  And then an inch square of lasagne and garlic bread (sans crusts) for dinner.

Having worked most of the week (mainly from home, but a few hours in the office!) I'm a little worn out, but not overly so.

I'm crossing my fingers that the general direction remains the same in the coming week.