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Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 624 | Nelie --
Very interesting -- Barry's scheduled for his swallowing test on Nov. 8 and we are pretty interested in finding out what it shows. He is gradually adding "more solid" foods to his diet (this 3 weeks' out from treatment) but nothing really solid yet. Tuna cassarole and similar is about it and he has to eat that slowly and with water to make sure it gets down.
Hopkins sends almost everyone to a speech/swallowing person for evaluation now because they think the sooner the exercises get started the sooner people can resume normal eating.
Gail
CG to husband Barry, dx. 7/21/05, age 66, SCC rgt. tonsil, BOT, 2 nodes (stg. IV), HPV+, tonsillectomy, 7x carboplatin, 35x tomoTherapy IMRT w/ Ethyol @ Johns Hopkins, thru treatment 9/28/05, HPV vaccine trial 12/06-present. Looking good!
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