OP Senior Member (100+ posts) Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 126 | Hi I just wanted to fill you all in! I spoke with my doctor, and the swelling was due to a stone in my salivary gland duct... I think it is a side effect of radiation, but nothing serious. I noticed it when I was eating, which is when your mouth secretes more saliva, and the stone caused a blockage, causing it to swell. I massaged it down though and it went away! So, if this happens to any of you, don't worry!
Emily - 24 years old at diagnosis HPV-, no risk factors T2N2b Squamous Cell Carcinoma Left oral tongue, poorly differentiated Hemiglossectamy, reconstruction, partial neck dissection 30 Radiation treatments, weekly chemo (cisplatin) 1/13/12 last day of treatment Diagnosed October 2011
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