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Relief from Radiation Fibrosis Syndrome

Head & Neck Cancer | Last Active: Jun 17 2:03pm | Replies (33)

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Yes please. I too am intereted.
Itbhas been 8 montjs post treatment and i am unable to eat a d awollow solid food. My speech is completely off. I do weekly Lymphatic massages with a therapist Md my own at home. However it does not seem to be getting better. ANY helpor advice will be amazing!
Thank.you.

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Have you tried getting a speech/swallowing therapist for head & neck cancer?

For me, the self message wasn't effective. I was proscribed a Flexitouch Plus, which I still use.

I would check with your care team and see if it would help your issues.

I have also difficulty swallowing. I am exactly one year after my surgery right now and still have my feeding tube. I am currently doing some more speech therapy to get my tongue or what's left of it to work properly and help me swallow. Currently the only thing I can swallow is liquids and it's about 5 swallows and the rest won't go down. I did have a swallow study done it helped a little bit. My result is most likely an upper GI in the near future to take a closer look to my esophagus it most likely took a beating also with the radiation. But do look into speech therapy if you not already have done so. It does help.