Drug Charts

Same idea as the feeding chart. We just ticked off when each had been consumed to keep track. There were instances when I took double the amount or none as I just couldn't remember what I had taken and when. It was different for almost every one of the six cycles, so I made a chart for each cycle a few days before that cycle started. Chemo 'infusions' were on a Friday.

Recipes

When the burnt feeling in my mouth (like after eating too-hot pizza), the odd metallic tastes, the inability to taste certain things and the ulcers got bad, they prevented me from eating many food items. I could really only eat ‘soft diet’ food. Even tomato-based sauces stung because of the acidity, fruit was the same, definitely no spices and I couldn’t taste sugar. Dairy (e.g. yoghurt, custard) was uncomfortable as it coated the inside of my mouth and I couldn’t clean/rinse naturally as my mouth was dry. At one stage, even water was painful to drink! Anything that was somewhat solid but didn’t require chewing was the best for me. Here I've noted down a few 'soft diet' items I found got me through the tough times.