dysphagia
10 years ago I had chemo and rads for larynx cancer, I have slowly been losing swallowing ability. Had a surgical procedure late November, swallowing was almost impossible after surgery, had to have a peg tube put in, I becysphagiame severely dehydrated and developed dysphagia. Doc says it's due to the rads. Getting somewhat better now but thin liquids like water tend to aspirate, had a short bout of pneumonia in the hospital. I am relying much less on the peg and have a speech pathologist guide me through this crap. Denis
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Similar timing and story
Your timing and symptoms mirror mine, a lot. I had rads 10 years ago, which led to a stricture in my esophagus. So, my swallowing had been limited for many years. About 6 months ago it became noticeably more limited and I had a bout of pneumonia--from aspirating thin liquids. I started to lose weight quickly and felt very weak from the lack of nutritious calories I could get in. Bottom line, I had my third g-tube placed about a month ago, and take about 1/3 of my calories orally, and 2/3 through the tube. The tube is intended to be temporary, but I suspect I'll always need it. No matter how hard I try, I can't get nearly enough calories and proper nutrition with oral feeding alone.
Know that no matter how hard you try, sometimes the 'gift that keeps on giving' will do just that--give you more and more side effects to cope with. It ain't easy, but it sure beats the alternative!
Mike
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