Still hard to eat one year after

Hi Husband had mandibular and hes treatment ended 15 months ago and he still struggles to eat. He says he has no appetite and he suffers because he just keeps salvating so maybe its the normal i dont know. Wishing you all the best Chris x

ChrisB24 said:

Anything have this problem a year later?

I was OK with food by six months ....appetite, no, but swallowing OK

I do, however, sometimes cough with some foods if I don't concentrate with them. My throat muscles aren't as strong as they were and quite a bit of them were destroyed by the RT so I can aspirate. That is what causes my coughing. 

Is your husband religiously doing his swallow exercises a couple of times a day? I still do mine six years later. My consultant said he was amazed I could swallow so well considering how much of the muscle in the back of my tongue is missing.

I would ask for a swallow test to make sure fibrosis isn't setting in at his next review

Meanwhile....do the exercises