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Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 1,275 Likes: 7 | Anita,
Has you husband had a swallowing test to determine if he can swallow safely? If he keeps on getting aspiration pneumonia, he may be having silent aspiration, where he aspirates but does not know or react to the aspiration. Try to get the doctors to send in a speech and language pathologist, she/he can suggest special techniques for swallowing to minimize the chances of aspiration. This is important, please make sure you get to the bottom of it.
Gloria
She stood in the storm, and when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted her sails... Elizabeth Edwards
Wife to John,dx 10/2012, BOT, HPV+, T3N2MO, RAD 70 gy,Cisplatinx2 , PEG in Dec 6, 2012, dx dvt in both legs after second chemo session, Apr 03/13 NED, July 2013 met to lungs, Phase 1 immunotherapy trial Jan 18/14 to July/14. Taxol/carboplatin July/14. Esophagus re-opened Oct 14. PEG out April 8, 2015. Phase 2 trial of Selinexor April to July 2015. At peace Jan 15, 2016.
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