I'm a stage 4 survivor of tongue base SCC. Had CCRT one year ago and still cannot swallow - esophagus has complete stricture (it's blocked). Curious if anyone else has had this problem - docs say it's too dangerous to open the stricture and that my only hope is for them to build me a new path to the esophagus below the stricture so I can eat and drink. I don't want to do this. Any suggestions? JustJoe