hi all
thanx for all your support and messages
just back from my consultant appointment....unfortunately what i didnt know was what sort of consultant he was.... i go he looks and says there is nothing wrong with my palate throat and he cant see anything unusual.......turns out he's a dental surgeon (it could have been worse he could have turned out to be a gyneocologist) anyway he refers me to someone else at ent who can look further down....he also said they might have to do it under a general anesthetic if they cant see anything........so im no better off than before i went and now i got to wait for another appointment and in the meantime i cant eat proper food as it gets stuck so im living on soup. the weight is dropping off......i dont know what to do next whether to go to my doctor or what....has anyone else had similar situation......
take care
jeff

Have you considered ringing the diabetic/metabolic clinic and asking for feeding advice over the phone. I am sure being a diabetic you would get a response.

They often have useful suggestions for oral problems and food intake. I know my clinic has several helpful booklets on eating when you have diffciulty taking table foods.

Other than that you could buy Complan or nutritionally balanced liquid food products your local chemist sells. Your dietician's clinic may have samples they could give you. Most of us had prescriptions for such food from the gp after/during radiotherapy.

thanx pauline

i had not thought of that......i am really low at mo as im starving and cant get anything down.....thank you very much for that sugestion i'll ring 2morrow

jeff