Connie,

I had been thinking about asking but had been hoping of I kept pushing myself to eat more I would just recover the ability to swallow right on my own. But I had a regular follow-up exam with my medical oncologist and when I mentioned how much trouble I was having, they decided they should refer me for a swallowing exam.

As I said, I am having more trouble than your husband--tight now, I'm completely incapable of getting anything solid down (even diced peaches) without it going down "the wrong way" or getting stuck on this little spot where my epiglottis tilts up--so maybe your husbadn will benefot less from the test. But it can't hurt to see what a speech pathologist would say.