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Diana Ayling's avatar

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Andy Hummel's avatar

Nick the video is bonkers! So fascinating! I look forward to smoothies and gutteral splutterings of the non windpipe orientation!

Diana Ayling's avatar

So interesting you are in a Plastic Surgery ward and not an ORL ward.

Nick White's avatar

Diana I’ve been treated many times through ENT (related to ORL), as well as Plastics. Also Vascular, Cardio thoracic and gastro departments, where required.

Diana Ayling's avatar

Have you been treated by an oral and maxillofacial surgeon? Interested because each hospital seems to have a different approach to hnc.

Nick White's avatar

I have. Yes there are often some differences among hospitals around the world (depends on all sorts of reasons, like equipment, facilities, clinical skills available in the area etc) - although the core treatments are fairly universal: surgery, chemo, radiation.

Liiiise's avatar

Aaah excellent work Niick! Love the photos and that video 😍 Purees galore, and no fortisip in sight?!

Nick White's avatar

Thanks Lise! Actually, there is a lot of fortisip on my menu. I have daily goals for how many fortisip bottles to drink per day, by mouth. It is a slow process but I must be getting somewhere; I drank the Ward’s remaining supply yesterday…

Liiiise's avatar

Aah I see 😊 A daily fortisip goal, go you drinking the ward dry! I imagine it's a pretty uncomfortable laborious process to do something most of us take for granted. Cheering you on with my morning cup of herbal 🙏

Penny A.'s avatar

Currently "seconding that!" with a hot cuppa "Kurkuma und Kraft" herbal tea, which is basically "Turmeric and strength"....greets to both of you from Berlin!! 👋👋

Danno's avatar

Good progress Buckey. Do they have a sloppy bake puree?

Nick White's avatar

Have not seen it on the menu so far. I will keep a watchful eye out…

Tania Werder's avatar

Keep up the good work. I like the drumroll for the puree. :)