Hi, and welcome to the group. I was diagnosed in March, so I am 2 months past where you are. I did not have surgery, but I have just over the last coule of weeks gotten to where I can eat most thing well. My jaw still gets tired from chewing, and my mouth does not open very far.
I lost a lot of strength and stamina. I have begun taking longer and longer walks to build back up.
It takes a while, give it time.

Flip
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Age: 54 SCC Tonsil + 3 nodes
Radiation and Carboplatin
Treatment 4/1 - 6/7/2009
No surgery, no PEG
Never smoked
Drink socially (brew my own beer and love wine. A bottle of scotch lasts me a couple of years)
CT 11/4/09 No sign of envolvement in Tonsil or nodes