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| Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 32 Contributing Member (25+ posts) | Contributing Member (25+ posts) Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 32 | I agree with Karen. I started seeing a swallowing therapist at the beginning of my radiation treatment, before swallowing became a problem. She was associated with the ENT doctor and worked out of his office. The first tests were to have a baseline for the coming difficulties. Also I was given some tips to help.
Luckily, I was able to take in liquids all through treatment. But it was hard to swallow solid food for many months. Every food seemed to be an experiment to see if I could swallow it. Finally 8 month after treatment, I was taking in enough food that the feeding tube could come out.
Stage III BOT, 14 weeks chemotherapy, 7 weeks IMRT. Finished treatment Jan. 2007.
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