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cancer of the tongue
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Jun 23, 2008 - 10:00 am
altho it's been 5 years since my treatment,I still have problems.Its very hard for me to swallow my food and of course my saliva glands are shot.My big concern since I am a widow and live alone is tht one day I will choke and that will be the end.Any suggestions that would help would be appreciated.I always have some thing to drink near by.Sometimes I think I need new dentures.Yesterday I took my top dentures out and found I could swallow better.That made me think that it is a big part of my problem.Lot's of things I still can't eat.Am open for all suggestions..... |
Joined: Sep 2006
I wish I could help, but I'm a relative rookie in comparison to you and so must assume that you have tried all of the things I am familiar with.
A little more knowledge about the nature of your surgery and what you are now eating might help us to help you.
In the meantime, the bit about the dentures is interesting. I would have thought the opposite, as one of my big issues is food getting stuck on the roof of my mouth.
Anyway, be advised you are not alone. Two and a half years into this, I am still experimenting, dicing and slicing and brothing and souping and ice creaming it to find things that work. I have had some success, but I now consider hamburger commercials borderline pornography :).
Take care.
Joe
Joined: Dec 2007
They have speech/swallow therapists.... They really can/do help. Not without exercise though. Maybe a visit to one of these - perhaps a barium swallow test to 'see' what is not happening correctly.
Couldn't hurt.
I worked really hard during my treatments with the exercises. I had heard that the 'stronger' you were - the quicker the recovery post-treatment.
I too occasionally choke on something and share your fear. Cut things up, lots of water, chew the heck out of it, etc...