Kris had Restalyn, a collagen substance injected around his Trache oesophageal puncture last Saturday.
Today he went back to the ENT. The hole had closed up well and they have inserted a new prosthesis.
Yay he has speech again. And after 3 months of PEG feeding and aspirating he can take fluids by mouth again. No leaks.
They will change the prosthesis again in 6 weeks to avoid colonization with Candida ( yeast ). The ENT says Yeast damages the tissues and is probably the cause of all the trouble.
So happy, Tammy

Caregiver/advocate to Husband Kris age 59@ diagnosis
DX Dec '10 SCC BOT T4aN2bM0 HPV+ve.Cisplatin x3 35 IMRT.
PET 6/11 clear.
R) level 2-4 neck dissection 8/1/11 to remove residual node - necrotic with NED
Feb '12 Ca back.. 3/8/12 total glossectomy/laryngectomy/bilat neck dissection/partial pharyngectomy etc. clear margins. All nodes negative for disease. PEG in.
March 2017 - 5 years disease free. Woohoo!