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| Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 31 Contributing Member (25+ posts) | OP Contributing Member (25+ posts) Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 31 | Jim's throat has a visible swollen area around his adam's apple and I was wondering if this was part of the recovery process. It's more so on the right side which is where his radiation was targeted. It is different from the two knots he found on the side of his neck which led to us to get the biopsy; this is a larger swollen place in the front. He showed it to a friend who is a 7-year survivor and the friend said his was like that after treatment too. But I wanted to ask you all. Did any of you have swelling in your throat/neck after radiation treatments? If so would you explain what yours was like? I read about turkey neck but wasn't sure if this was the same. Thanks.....Deb
Debbie, 53 wife and caregiver to Jim, 68, non-smoker, social drinks only. Stage IV SCC rt. tonsil. HPV+. Neck dissection 12/29/09. Peg inserted 2/2/10. Cisplatin and rad started 2/9/10. Carboplatin given 2nd round. 3rd round cancelled due to toxicity. Finished 30 rad treatments 3/23/10.
| | | | Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 147 Senior Member (100+ posts) | Senior Member (100+ posts) Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 147 | I had the Turkey neck-lymphedema. Obviously I can't say that is what Jim has but I do remember thinking my neck was swollen. My RO got me into PT for exercise, massage and a Solaris neck garment worn at night which ultimately solved the problem. Good luck.......radiation, the gift that keeps on giving.
DX 2/10/09; Stage 1 SCC side of tongue; Partial Gloss; PEG in 3/3/09; 3 Cisplatin; 35 IMRT; PEG out 7/17/09; Eating via mouth and walking 3 miles/day 4 wks after treatment end. 50 pound weight loss; Clear PET 09/09 and 09/10 | | | | Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 618 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) | "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts) Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 618 | My treatment was a little higher up so I ended up with chipmunk cheeks. I had those for about 5 months. I still have a fuller face but my friends say I look like my old self again. I notice the difference but they must be getting used to the look. My ENT says that fuller face will never completely go away.
Kelly Male 48, SCC (Soft Palet) Rt., Stage 1, T3n0m0, Dx, 8-09, Start IMRT 35 9-2-09 end 10-21-09 04-20-10 NED 8-11 recurrence, node rt. neck N2b 10-11 33 IMRT w/chemo wkly 3-12-12 PET - residual cancer 4-12 5 treatments with Cyberknife & Erbitux 6-19-12 Pet scan CLEAR 12-3-12 PET - CLEAR
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