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