Gary/Uptown,
I am curious about your aspiration pneumonia experience as well as your reliance on supplemental oxygen. My Dad 5+ months out of his second round of chemo/radiation treatment for this beast he has been on oxygen for about the last 6 weeks when he was diagnosed with aspiration pneumonia. The doctor had original said he would be on it a month and is now saying he will be on it for the rest of his life?!?! We are so frustrated with doctors that seeing another just makes us nausea.........

Caregiver to Father:Stage III unknown primary; modified left side neck dissection 2/2006; 8 wk trmts of Erbitux 3/2006 with-37 radition treatments; 11.2010; biopsy of base of tongue results questionable. 9.2013 tumor on left side of tongue; squamous cell cancer. 10.2.2013 Hemiglossectomy(1/2 tongue removed) with reconstruct tongue using left thigh tissue;surgery included IORT.
25 additional IMRT radiation trtmts & 5 wks/chemo. Carbo & Taxol combo.NPO;100% PEG depend;aspiration pneumonia 3/2014