I went to the ENT yesterday afternoon. He did scope and did not see anything in the back of my throat except for thick saliva pooling back there so far back that even the suction machine would not get it out.
He also looked at my tongue and did see what i was talking about. He said that cancer does not come back that quickly after radiation and could be just effects from the radiation itself. With that said, if it is not better by tomorrow or gets worse he told me to come on in and he would do a biopsy in his office for my piece of mind and his since I have the ear pain to go with it. There is only one section of my tongue swollen and it is the front right portion. The swelling was not there a week ago, and that is why I was concerned. I am still a little concerned because as my Dr. said I have broken all the rules. smile


Angelia
31 at Dx.
DX: 4/30/09, 10/21/09 SCC on floor of mouth,
T1NOMO, T2N1M0
TX: 39 IMRT, 8 cisplatin 11/30/09
PET/CT: 11/03/09: Lymph node involvement
PEG/PORT: 11/09
TX end: 02/01/10
PET Scan: 04/05/10 clear
PEG Out: 06/21/10
Biopsy: 12/23/10: fibrosis
HBO: 01/04/11 - ORN
Baby girl born 11-30-12