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@jrr2253

I had a squamous cell cancer of the tonsil in 1995. I had chemo and 35 rounds of radiation that took care of the cancer. I have been dealing with a severe swallowing problem from scar tissue from the radiation that started about 7 years ago, and today I am trying to stay off of a feeding tube, which my Doctors are recommending me to do. I have to blend all my meals to eat ! I am looking for ways to break up this scar tissue. Doctors don't have any answers !

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I had cancer of the larynx back in 2010 , I had 30 radiotherapy treatments that cured the cancer. Now 14 years on I have great difficulty swallowing due to scar tissue. A barium swallow showed that food is going into my windpipe so I an going into hospital tomorrow to have the tissue removed and to have a throat stretch . Hopefully you will be offered this same operation ,