My husband had his last rad for stage IV tonsil cancer at the end of August and a modified radical neck disection on Oct 9 of this year. He had a checkup with his ENT/surgeon yesterday and stated that he he still had some difficulty swallowing. The doctor said it would be 6-9 months before all of the edema and scar tissue settles down. He eats well inspite of this, except his taste buds are on fire and sweats up a storm while eating.
Good luck to all. LM