This week we did a consultation with an ENT who specializes in swallowing disorders. It was good news and bad news. The bad news was that the PEG is long term. It will ensure that my husband receives adequate nutrition. The good news was that, with ongoing speech therapy, he may be able to do “recreational” eating.

Base of tongue spread to 2 lymph nodes.stg?? Dx 5/5/09 peg
Tx started with 35 rad, 7 weeks cisplatin, 2 weeks 5-fu.
completed second course of tx with reduced dose of cisplatin &
5-fu. All clear
Post radiation swallowing difficulties 12 years later