Hi! I recently finished radiation treatments for squamous cell cancer - throat. I finished in June and still have my G-tube. I lost 20 lbs. and have only gained 2 lbs. back, so Dr wants me to keep tube untill I show positive weight gain.
Cancer was T-1 on my tonsil (sergically removed upon discovery) and base of my tongue.

I am eating orally, but find myself not very hungary, so it's an effor to make myself eat most of the time. My throat seems pretty good, but my tongue seems to be taking the longest to get back to normal. Is this common?

My tongue seems sensitive to most foods, but seems to have lost some ability to taste. Besides my mouth being very dry, my tongue seems very 'raspy' alomost like sandpaper.

Will I every get my voice range back? I sing in a band and really hope my full range will return.

Will salivation improve?

I am scheduled for a PET scan next week. This is the first scan since Feb (radiation started in Fed and ended in June).

Thanks!!
Hank