Thank you Christine and Brian. I remember being vaguely suspicious in seeing the GSK mark on Biotene products (Glaxo Smith Kline)
I don't see how manual exercises could be very effective, especially considering how hard it is it reach in and manipulate. I can move some of my tongue through tightly closed lips, perhaps that can help with drainage.
SCC, HPV-related P16 Stage III T1N1M0
(prim. site rt base of tongue, 1.5 cm, 1 lymph node, nearly 3 cm)
Rad neck dissection 5/19/17 no probs
TORS 5/26/17 remove rt tonsil and divot at rt base of tongue
Arterial bleed at surgical site 5/31/17, 5 days intubated and sedated
Asp. pneumonia, hosp acquired pneumonia, DVTs
Tot 13 days in ICU
31 days targeted rad, until 9/21/17
No evidence of disease since
Still G-tube dep
Very grateful to be alive
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