 "OCF Canuck" Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 5,264 Likes: 5 | Did they rebuild his palate? It will make it easier for food and drink. Tell him to keep swallowing - the two weeks following are the hardest then slowly things get better. The first few weeks I had post nasal drip. It felt like acid hitting the back of my throat, then one day a few weeks out it was ok. They say 1 month for every week of treatment. I was good about 4 weeks out then slowly taste returned and now I feel good. He'll get there.  congrats on getting him through it!
Cheryl : Irritation - 2004 BX: 6/2008 : Inflam. BX: 12/10, DX: 12/10 : SCC - LS tongue well dif. T2N1M0. 2/11 hemigloss + recon. : PND - 40 nodes - 39 clear. 3/11 - 5/11 IMRT 33 + cis x2, PEG 3/28/11 - 5/19/11 3 head, 2 chest scans - clear(fingers crossed) HPV-, No smoke, drink, or drugs, Vegan
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