Dani,

I'm hoping your mother's swelling will turn out to be nothing serious. The site where the food got stuck probably is still very sensitive and could be reacting. Like Bob, I had quite a bit of swelling for many months afterward -- it looked like a case of mumps that wouldn't go away.

Cathy

Tongue SCC (T2M0N0), poorly differentiated, diagnosed 3/89, partial glossectomy and neck dissection 4/89, radiation from early June to late August 1989