John just had a swallowing study done because he cannot swallow without difficulty. He was through with radiation in September of 2002 and had a radical neck discetion in October. Unfortunately, there has been a significant reduction in the size of his epiglottis due to the radiation. The therapist said that therapy would no longer be helpful. She said his two choices were to either continue to eat through the peg tube or to eat by mouth with a swallow, cough, swallow method to attempt to keep the esophagus clear. Has anyone heard of any reconstructive type surgery or anything else??

Thanks Meredit