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In my experience, swallowing muscle contracture may happen over time. My husband was swallowing fine until two and a half years post radiation. In fact, he had received five or six easophageal dilatations when his swallowing muscles failed. My guess is, it depends on what the cause of the swallowing difficulties are. I would agree with Christine that a barium swallowing test will help identify the cause.
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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