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Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 716 | Hi Charlie,
I also finished my txs on November 4th. I never had a PEG, so I had to consume by mouth. I did end up in the hospital for 9 or 10 days. My throat hurt pretty bad and it was hard to swallow; although, my throat txs ended two weeks prior to my last tx on the 4th. So, my throat healed a little sooner then yours. I would say practice and that seemed to help me but I had no choice to use my mouth and throat through tx. You also probably had it a little tougher because of tonsil cancer. My mouth and tonsils are very sore yet, especailly my tongue. If I sneeze I want to SCREAM. Baby steps...baby steps...next week you'll feel better then this week & so on.
7-16-08 age 37@Dx, T3N0M0 SCC 4.778cm tumor, left side of oral tongue, non smoker, casual drinker, I am the 4th in my family to have H&N cancer
8-13-08 left neck dissection and 40% of tongue removed, submandibular salivary gland & 14 nodes clean, no chemo, IMRTx35
11-4-08 Recovering & feeling better
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