Hi @omaest

I was diagnosed with Tongue cancer on my left side of my mouth on March 1, 2024, and had a left partial glossectomy with a radical forearm free flap surgery on April 3, 2024. It also included a modified radical neck dissection surgery taking out some lymph nodes. This one was most likely from too much radiation from my first cancer which was on my left tonsil (2008) as it is literally adjacent to it. You will also have to be very aware of the higher chances of getting aspiration pneumonia and lymphedema after these surgeries. My aspiration pneumonia came only 3 months after the surgery which was really bad as I had to go to the ICU and have 7 liters of infections fluid drained from my chest cavity over a period of seven days. I lost 15 lbs. of body weight from that, and I haven't been able to add it back on so far. I also suggest you get the pneumonia shot.

Since that time, I've hadn't had anything close to that, but most likely had some very minor ones which I think is a result from me making changes to my daily regimen and I am not on a feeding tube.

My question for you did you get any of your hospitalized aspiration pneumonias while being on a feeding tube? Or was this before that?

Thanks