 "OCF Canuck" Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 5,264 Likes: 5 | Hopefully if you are not swallowing you are at least practice swallowing - radiation can damage those muscles and if you are not using them you can lose the ability all together - sometimes permanently. So hopefully they gave you exercises at your hospital to do. I know we all want to avoid pain, but sometimes a little is worth the result. I would suggest maybe just trying to sip and swallow lukewarm water. Nothing jarring and nothing with flavor.
hugs and best of luck. and patience.
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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