I had my surgery (partial glossectomy, forearm flap and neck dissection just over 3 weeks ago. When I left the hospital Mar 27th I didn;t feel too bad -- was managing meal replacement shakes, yogurt, pudding and cream soups. However, I've been having trouble with my swallowing the last couple of days. Thick stuff (pudding) won't go down and I have to swallow the meal replacements in a funny double swallow to get them down. And now I have to visit the bathroom every 2 or 3 golps to spit out the thick saliva. Have any of you had the same experience? Please tell me it gets better -- I can be a bit impatient at times!