Hello all, my big news to report is that my diet has finally been released. What does that mean? I can eat anything I want, including dairy. I can’t go out to a restaurant or even order in a pizza (yet) but whatever I want to try at home is open game. I have been instructed to try adding only one new item at a time. So, yesterday we tried adding cheese and today I hope to add milk. We will see how it goes. Like I said, this may not seem like a big deal but it means a lot to my self-esteem and hopefully will make it easier to get in the 2,200 + calories I need every day.
I still have a real issue in that everything has a very, very high salt taste. Hell, I had jelly on a bagel the other day and all I tasted was salt (Yuck). The doctor’s say it should just be a temporary thing as the nerve endings in my month recover from the GVHD. But they do admit that some people’s tastes change forever. Something that they used to love they can’t stand and other foods that they never cared for they now crave. We will see what happens with me.
So that is the big new, I can also add that we are in the middle of a two day clinic visit skip. I went in on Monday and not returning until Thursday, wish me luck. Two days is a big step.
I still have a real issue in that everything has a very, very high salt taste. Hell, I had jelly on a bagel the other day and all I tasted was salt (Yuck). The doctor’s say it should just be a temporary thing as the nerve endings in my month recover from the GVHD. But they do admit that some people’s tastes change forever. Something that they used to love they can’t stand and other foods that they never cared for they now crave. We will see what happens with me.
So that is the big new, I can also add that we are in the middle of a two day clinic visit skip. I went in on Monday and not returning until Thursday, wish me luck. Two days is a big step.
OK later everyone. And THANKS!
Tony
