My sister is having an incredibly difficult time swallowing due to the pain its causes...so much so that she isn't getting the nutrients she needs. The cancer is on her tongue, but her main source of pain is her throat. We saw the doctor Monday and he put her on liquid morphine to get her through until her surgery this coming Monday. That has proven to offer little relief. She had been doing pretty good drinking Ensure when she wasn't hungry and eating soft foods when she did have an appetite, but now we are having a hard time getting her to even drink enough water.