Mr. Mike - I add my congratulations for your successful completion of treatment. Hopefully this will all soon become a distant memory as it has for many of us.

David and Paul have both given you the best advice possible, to which I can only add that if you haven't already you might ask about seeing a swallowing/speech specialist. I found that in addition to multiple throat dilations, a few visits to a swallow specialist that included some x-ray tests and then exercises I did at home were invaluable.

Please let us know what your doctor says, and welcome to our OCF family!

David 2
SCC of occult origin 1/09 (age 55)| Stage III TXN1M0 | HPV 16+, non-smoker, moderate drinker | Modified radical neck dissection 3/09 | 31 days IMRT finished 6/09 | Hit 14 years all clear in 6/23 | Radiation Fibrosis Syndrome kicked in a few years after treatment and has been progressing since | Prostate cancer diagnosis 10/18