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Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 111 | ChristineB
I've failed every item on the Barium swallow test. I tried the test at least twice with the same results. I tried a few of the items a third time after swallowing and speech therapy with a fluoroscope just to see what wasn't working during the initial "grab".
I'm trying a different approach now. PT with a therapist who specializes in head and neck soft tissue damage from radiation. The idea would be to loosen the tissue around the hyoid bone and then (hopefully) a better grab and swallow may result. Very painful. Also working on the jaw to loosen the trismus.
1997 SCC Tumor on tongue - Partial Gloss
1997 Met to Lymph
Radical Neck Dissection / 2nd Partial Gloss
6 weeks chemo and radiation
Brachytherapy
2011 Stroke
2014 Recurrence SCC at Base of Tongue / Hemi-gloss
Free Flap reconstr from thigh
PEG Tube
Radiation
Permanent Issues with speech and swallowing
2018 - Bleeding throat / mouth
2019 - Bleeding throat / mouth
2019 - 3rd diag Cancer SCC Base of mouth / jawbone
2019 - Aug remove portion of jaw / right pec det / free flap closure and tongue
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