Radiation does a lot of damage to healthy tissue. Personally I stiil cannot swallow liquids or anything that is not smooth and viscous due to aspiration.
But "Time heals all wounds", and someday we will all be eating and drinking anything we want, within reason. As long as I am cancer free, I can stand on my head and eat or drink if necessary.
Darrell

Stage 3, T3,N1,M0,SCC, Base of Tongue. No Surgery, Radiationx39, Chemo, Taxol & Carboplatin Weekly 8 Treatments 2004. Age 60. Recurrence 2/06, SCC, Chest & Neck (Sub clavean), Remission 8/06. Recurrence SCC 12/10/06 Chest.