Please don't rush to get the tube out just yet. I am 4 months past radiation and lost some function in swallowing and of course I have a much drier mouth. Eating is still difficult for me, but I don't have much tongue to manipulate food with. You don't realize how much you use your tongue until it's gone. I'd start with yogurt, pudding, thicker liquids, and milk.
Hang in there!
Lynn
Lynn
Stage 3, N0, M0 oral tongue cancer survivor, 85-90% of tongue removed, neck disection, left tonsil removed, chemo/radiation treatments, surgery 11/03, raditation ended 1/04, lung mets discovered 4/04,
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