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Inability to swallow and never ending foamy saliva

Head & Neck Cancer | Last Active: Apr 3 7:36pm | Replies (19)
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@mojo244

Hey Joanne,
Yes you’re not alone. I know I felt as though I was way behind in recovery but my oncologist kept telling me that no two people recover equally…but the speech therapist kept saying otherwise and I simply refused to keep going to the therapist…I found her to be a waste of time and money!

I ate when my body and brain agreed to eat!

Jody

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phyllisg | @phyllisg | Apr 3 12:35pm

Thank you for your comments. We were told by one therapist that if he didn't swallow soon, he'd forget how. But the copious mucus and phlegm that led to terrible coughing fits prohibited him from doing the exercises as frequently as they wanted. The last therapist we saw seemed more reasonable and understood and said just do what you can but keep trying. And if the exercises sent him into a coughing fit, just stop for a while and do what we can, even if it's only once a day.

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