Tongue cancer

All this is normal. I promise. 
I used to wake unable to speak because my throat was swollen with lymphodema inside. A cup of tea and some swallowing and jaw exercises was needed to get me croaking. I used to have to double or triple swallow to get that first cuppa down. 
Thus recovery is a marathon and the assaulted tissues take months to settle. Stick to your exercises. They are crucial in preventing fibrosis. 

Hi perfectly normal just keep doing the exercises. They like the toothpaste are for life. Both Dani and u still do ours religiously I’m 6 years post and doing them while I type thus. They become part of life. 2 steps forward 2 back will happen  for a good while. 

hazel 

Oh thank you  Dani I appreciate this. It's all new to me. I feel some days no matter how often I exercise it makes no difference. They don't tell you all this during RT. Does the swelling inside cheek and the tongue and the pain eventually go away. I'm on no painkillers except claregel and bioextra. I spray the gelx as well .feel like it's been such a long journey since first biting my tongue in Jan. I actually bit the cancer not my to tongue. My consultant said biting my tongue saved my life. 

Also feel my speech is slurred at times compared to after head neck dissection when it was so much clearer. Will it return as well.

Thank you Hazel. It's good to know all this. 

Hi also wondering about the mouth wash. My hospital dentist before RT said special toothpaste am and pm then mouthwash lunch and dinner. Although I use ordinary toothpaste and mouthwash as lunchtime which she said was ok. I'm using endakay mouthwash as couldn't get the one on prescription but pharmacy said it's substitute. My question is any other you recommend as endakay is very stingy ATM on my tongue. Thank yku

Hi it does go down just takes time. I’ve a friend who has a slight lisp but she had a free flap partly replacing her natural tongue. 
my speech is the same as it was. I can get a tired voice if I talk too long 

Hazel 

Thank you.

It will get better. It just takes time. I use BioXtra mouthwash which has fluoride and is made specially for dry mouth. I get it on prescription from GP. 
If you are in pain then take something for it. Even if it’s just paracetamol. I was in morphine till 12 weeks then paracetamol for another 4 

Oh thank you. I have been on nothing from week three after RT. At my six week check up a week ago my oncologist never asked me about pain relief.