 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | Hi Minky,
what you are experiencing is fairly typical at this stage. Try to take smaller sips. I always use a straw. Make sure that the phlegm is as cleared as it can can be. Avoid dry things like bread (unless you dip it in olive oil). There will be some scarring and texturing of the muscle tissue but it will improve over time. I am almost a year out now and my swallowing is fairly normal now.
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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