JoyLight,

Tell your boss you are fighting CANCER!! Not a cold or flu!!

Your body needs lots of time to regroup. This is not something that happens over night or just in a few weeks.

Recovery is hard to say. Everyone is different. I would guess from what you have said 3 months you will start feeling better.

You need to keep up with the Hi Protein diet via feeding tube and eating if possible.

Make sure you get the Boitene Products (ORAL BALANCE) for Dry Mouth & Throat. It comes in gel, tooth paste, liquid, mouth wash. I have all of them and it helps a lot.

As far as eating by mouth. Start slow and try drinking milk shakes. See if you can swallow OK and develop the muscles. Then try scrambled eggs with milk. This seems to be the first thing all of us could eat. Then you can try Oat meal. Which for me seems like a saliva fix!!

I hope some of this was helpful. If not keep posting.. OK? That is how we all learn.
Take care
Diane