 Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,128 | I had an overpowering urge the other day for some real food of any kind, even if I can't swallow -- I warmed up a very small amount of chicken broth and was able to swallow it, but some wound up coming out of my trach, so I wasn't swallowing -- Mark that self-test FAILED!
It did taste wonderful, however, meaning there's hope for me to enjoy food in the future!! I had some concern about that. I have a tiny bit of my original tongue left, complete with some (radiation-damaged) taste buds at the back of mobile tongue right where it bends to become BOT.
Age 67 1/2
Ventral Tongue SCC T2N0M0G1 10/05
Anterior Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 6/08
Base of Tongue SCC T2N0M0G2 12/08
Three partial glossectomy (10/05,11/05,6/08), PEG, 37 XRT 66.6 Gy 1/06
Neck dissection, trach, PEG & forearm free flap (6/08)
Total glossectomy, trach, PEG & thigh free flap (12/08)
On August 21, 2010 at 9:20 am, Pete went off to play with the ratties in the sky.
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