Yawning is VERY painful. The doctors say to exercise the jaw by opening it wide, but that doesn't hurt at all. Yawning process is different somehow. I am longing for the day when I can finally let out a satisfying yawn.

38 yo@dx, female, non-smoker, non-drinker, SCC right lateral tongue. T2N2aMx stage IVa; 1/20/09 bilateral neck dissection, hemiglossectomy, micromets in 2 right nodes, left all clear. 33xIMRT + 3 cisplatins. Tx completed 5/08/09. PET scan 7/29/09 clear, 5/26/10 clear, chest x-ray 5/23/11 clear