Darrell,

NO, my father is not a veteran. After reading these posts, I came away more uplifted than before. I spoke with my father. Told him a doctor is just a doctor. They are not Gods. They can be wrong too. It was the radiologist that told him he would never get off the tube. So maybe we need to see a specialist, much to my surprise, he agreed. I think somewhere in my piles of papers, I have an order for a swallow study. But I don't know what type of doctor or therapist I should be researching to help with the swallowing and the trismus. Can anyone offer any suggestions. Thanks again and God Bless.


VickieM