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Will I be able to eat again after radiation to my neck and head?
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I am seven months out from radiation and chemotherapy for tongue cancer. I thought by now I would be able to eat regular food but I can’t. My tongue is still numb and I taste very little. Anyone else experiencing this?
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@victru I think it took a few years to get to a relatively normal eating pattern after radiation. Mouth and tongue sores persisted for at least two years. Seven months is not a long time after radiation, and you had tongue cancer so the damage to the nerves is far greater than I had for a tonsil cancer.
It’s a long road to recovery and bridge out sign is before you get to complete recovery. We get to a new normal and we get used to that and we learn to cope. The alternative of course would have been a slow and difficult death.
Courage.