No surgery. He underwent 35 rounds of radiation. Because of his age, cisplatin (chemo) was not recommended. His speech has not been affected but he did lose his taste very early in his radiation treatment. He was told that he would eventually regain his sense of taste. His neck wounds post treatment are worse now than during treatment. (he is one week after last radiation as I write this) We were also told that this would happen for 2 weeks post treatment, so we weren’t alarmed. Keep doing everything your team is recommending, and with a lot of hope and prayers, everything will work out. Stay strong!