Oh yes, lots of swelling and difficulty eating for weeks. Soft foods such as custard, oatmeal, scrambled eggs, cream of wheat, Ensure drinks, milkshakes, whatever works. I sipped on 7-Up and coffee or tea so hot or cold didn’t seem to matter.
Pain on the tongue as I recall took more than a year to resolve. Neck pain didn’t phase out completely for about seven years. But I have had many great experiences in life since cancer so don’t get discouraged.