Thanks, Steve. Tomorrow morning I've got an appointment with Dr. Gerald Berke. He's chief of head and neck surgery at UCLA and comes highly recommended. I'll report on progress as I go and will indeed check in with you if he suggests the thickening agent.

David 2
SCC of occult origin 1/09 (age 55)| Stage III TXN1M0 | HPV 16+, non-smoker, moderate drinker | Modified radical neck dissection 3/09 | 31 days IMRT finished 6/09 | Hit 15 years all clear in 6/24 | Radiation Fibrosis Syndrome kicked in a few years after treatment and has been progressing since | Prostate cancer diagnosis 10/18