I think I'm worrying about nothing but I need a sanity check. I'm seven weeks out from radiation. My followup checkups have all gone well. I've been very fortunate in that I haven't had problems in my mouth but up until last week my throat remained sore enough that my attempts at weaning myself from the feeding tube weren't going so well. But then last week things got better and as of Thursday or so last week, I was managing to get all my nourishment by mouth (a combination of real food -- soups, hominy grits, etc. -- and Ensure). But then yesterday I woke up and the right side of my throat (which was approximately where the tumor was) is quite sore and when I swallow I get ear pain that sometimes then sticks around for a bit.

I suspect this is just par for the course but I'm wondering if I might have picked up a bug or something. I'm stewing about whether to drop by to see my regular doctor or whether I need to stir things up to get in to see the otolaryngologist (which is a relatively big deal). Or maybe I should just take it easy and go back to doing some tube feeding to give this new sore place a chance to heal.

Am I just being neurotic?

Thanks,
Laura