OK Folks. I need some insight and advice. As you can see from the signature, I am out of radiation and chemo treatment for 5 weeks. tired

I figured out more or less on my own that the burning sensation on my tongue would subside slowly. It has smirk

I am also noticing that the long stringy phlegm/mucous is becoming less at night (I can actually sleep lying down again instead of sitting so as not to drown) smirk

So how does recovery progress in swallowing? blush

I can not swallow any liquids without having to clear mucous again. And when I had the audacity of trying to take some of my pills by mouth, my throat closed up and I nearly choked to death mad

What is the "normal" (whatever that means) progression of returning to consuming nutrition and liquids by mouth? Does one sort of wait until an epiphany takes place and start with jello? Does the RO call up and say you can start eating again? (I still have the cry PEG). Does it take 3 months? 6 months? 1 year? mad

Consider me clueless in San Diego with very little insight obtained from an excellent medical team at UCSD. They usually told me about remedies after I had stoically put up with more than any human should experience sick