 "Above & Beyond" Member (300+ posts)
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 837 | Jen,
It may well be the breathing tube. I had the same horrible feeling in my throat for awhile after the surgery, and it was definitely the result of the breathing tube. Before that, I had never imagined that swallowing could be so painful, but thankfully it didn't take too long to heal.
Cathy
Tongue SCC (T2M0N0), poorly differentiated, diagnosed 3/89, partial glossectomy and neck dissection 4/89, radiation from early June to late August 1989
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