The answersis there are no clear cut answers, unfortunatly. I have found as time passes things change. I am currently on a peg tube after 10 years of eating my flap stop working and 3 months ago I got asperation pneumonia. I am very bumbed out at my life situation currently. Apparently this is also a long term side effect of radiaton and Chemo therapy. I have been doing every exercise I have heard and read about to get back to the old days. So far not much success with any of them.

Jim W. DX and treated May 1997 stage 4 tonsil cancer 40 radiation 2X daily at the same time 8 weeks IV chemo cocktail 5 types on 5 days off 2 days refuesed neck resection. 10 years clear now swallow function ceased May 07 after pneumonia.