Hey Frank,

There is nothing to feel silly about, we suffer from a cellular disease that has a nasty habit of hiding from treatment.

As I started recovery I developed some swelling around the ear on the same side that I had the big node removed from.

Messing with it for a couple of days I finally decide to go to the next doctor in the follow up rotation a couple of weeks early, my ENT.

It turns out that I had a blockage, umm can you say EAR WAX?

Probably nothing, could be something, its worth a quick trip to the Docs to be sure.

Jogging behind a diesel delivery truck sucking up fumes? [{;-)

Be well,

UncleVern



ENT conjectures before, no PET approved by HMO. Metastasis 11/06. CT 2/07: mass RT sub-mandibular gland. 7 CM mass/tonsil, base of tongue removed, biopsies 2/07 and 3/07. Vein lost, RT face numb. PET scan: spot in chest, un-investigated. Oral surgery 4/07. 3X Cisplatin and 32X IMRT from 4/07-5/07.