 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,384 Likes: 1 | Hello Lynn, and welcome!
I didn't have surgery on my tongue but I have lost much of the mobility on one side because of a nerve that was severed during my surgery. It is very early for you to have back to normal with regard to swallowing. I had lots of problems with food going down the wrong way for quite a while. The good news is it should get better. I am not sure when your last radiation treatment was but take your time and you will see improvement, several more weeks perhaps, but things do take time. I had significant improvement in the first 4-6 months but changes for the better are still evident even now.
Mark, 21 Year survivor, SCC right tonsil, 3 nodes positive, one with extra-capsular spread. I never asked what stage (would have scared me anyway) Right side tonsillectomy, radical neck dissection right side, maximum radiation to both sides, no chemo, no PEG, age 40 when diagnosed.
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