Wow Dizz. Week 5 already! Approaching the goal line there lady. Your such a fighter. The swallowing issue sounds like a fatigue thing to me too. It maybe a timing thing where your swallowing muscles are fatigued too and you got to give them time to get ready to do their job. Rest well my friend. Hugs.

SSC Lt sublingual tongue; Age 62
Positive biopsy 20June2019
Staging done 2 Jul : Stage 1
Quit smoking 15 years ago; not a drinker; no HPV
Pet/ CT 6Jul2019 : Negative. Not even the Lt tongue lit up.
Partial Glossectomy 22Jul2019