Paulie & JIm,
It would be really helpful if you could both tell us where your cancer was, what sort of treatment protocols they followed, and what the diagnosis of your swallowing problem really is. It's impossible to guess or offer suggestions without knowing. As an example, I had almost half of my jaw, and most of the interior lining of my mouth removed and then reconstructed.

I can now eat pretty much anything, but it wasn't without a lot of work. There is life on a feeding tube, don't ever think otherwise. If there is life, there is hope, and there are coping skills. Even with a feeding tube, you're alive...everything else is a minor inconvenience.

There are several members of this Board that live very full lives, and have for years, without taking any nutrition orally. Hang in there, don't lose sight of the fact that you're still with us, and we're here to help you deal with those inconvient realities of surviving the Beast.
Wayne