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#52733 09-11-2002 07:10 AM | Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 24 Member | | Member
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 24 | It's been 4 weeks since I finished radio/chemo treatment I have the tube on my stomach and eat and drink thru it. I don't really have any in my mouth but my throat still hurts a lot. I will have a neck disection by the end of the month, can anyone tell me if I will go back to feeling lousy, having sores and secretions after this surgery? When will I be able to drink and eat without the tube?
JU
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#52734 09-11-2002 07:35 AM | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,918 Likes: 71 OCF Founder Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | | OCF Founder Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,918 Likes: 71 | The surgery will have less impact on your swallowing and the soreness in your mouth and throat than anything you've already been through. For me personally it was a good 6 months before all the soreness (mucocitis) and other issues settled down. Even then, I was on a really bland, and very wet, soft, foods for quite awhile. But rest assured that it does get better.
Brian, stage 4 oral cancer survivor. OCF Founder and Director. The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.
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