Jim has had a feeding tube since april, 08.....he still can't swallow anything...he tries sipping on some water, but he still can't swallow...i wonder if he'll ever be able to swallow. when i tell him to try to do his exercices, he gets mad at me . what is the longest that someone has had a feeding tube then was able to swallow. It's been 6 mos and i worry that if he doesn't start swallowing even a little water, that he won't ever be able to. Can someone help me out here ? Claudia


Husband 2/3 tongue removed March 2008. Free flap. . Stage IV. Radiation and 3 chemo's (cisplatin,taxol & erbitux). .Pet scan Aug 08 showed mets to lungs .Oct 08, recurrence. - In the arms of Jesus, July 15, 2009