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#186026 10-17-2014 09:20 PM
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I finished radiation at the end of August and my face is still super swollen...It's all concentrated in my cheeks and under the chin. How long does this last?
Also, almost everything burns to swallow. Just in the very upper part of my throat. I'm sure its still just a bit raw and swollen as well, but any clue as to when I can eat tomato products again? smile


- 3cm x 4cm tumor on right side of tongue
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- Lymph nodes removed from both sides of neck
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KaylaCole, it's different for everyone. I ate spaghetti with tomato sauce from about 2 weeks after treatment. It was the only thing I ate for almost 6 weeks.


SCC Stage IV, BOT, T2N2bM0
Cisplatin/5FU x 3, 40 days radiation
Diagnosis 07/21/03 tx completed 10/08/03
Post Radiation Lower Motor Neuron Syndrome 3/08.
Cervical Spinal Stenosis 01/11
Cervical Myelitis 09/12
Thoracic Paraplegia 10/12
Dysautonomia 11/12
Hospice care 09/12-01/13.
COPD 01/14
Intermittent CHF 6/15
Feeding tube NPO 03/16
VFI 12/2016
ORN 12/2017
Cardiac Event 06/2018
Bilateral VFI 01/2021
Thoracotomy Bilobectomy 01/2022
Bilateral VFI 05/2022
Total Laryngectomy 01/2023
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I guess it is different for everyone. I am a caregiver. I tried 4 different mixes in my Nutri Bullet today. Nothing worked. He said his throat was burning so much today. I will do anything to get him to eat. I cooked his most favorite food tonight and he just can't eat it, I need any helpful hints at this point. We finished week 2 of rad/chemo. This is the first really bad day, and we have 5 more weeks to go. PEG being put in on 10/28/14.

He also had an issue with a temporary facial paralysis this morning. I did not see it, but he mentioned it this evening. Has anyone experienced this?

Any suggestions or helpful hints will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you


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BOT 3 cm 08/24/14
Pet Scan 09/24/14 localized
Rad started 10/07/14
Cisplatin started 10/09/14
PEG 10/28/2014
Last Rad 11/26/14
Last Chemo 11/21/14

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Kaylacole
My mother suffers with a lot of swelling in her face and neck area also . The doctors told us it was Lymphedema. The doctor ordered Rehab in which certain facial exercises were done to help the fluid learn to route itself through other avenues . It did help some but really it takes a long time before the swelling stops. My mom swells More so in the morning but after she walks around it seems to go down some.

Sandy
my mother had a cup of crushed ice with her all the time. She nibbled on that a lot for the raw burning in her throat. But my mother did have the peg so we made sure she got the calories she needed . I think you should push for the peg sooner than the 28th. That's still a week away and that's to long to go without eating.

Take Care
Heid

Last edited by sweetpe1; 10-19-2014 12:58 AM.

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RE:My Mother
Age 70
Non Smoker
SCC 3/4/2014 Left rear jaw
Mandiblctmy 3/25/2014
35RAD Completed on 06/03/2014
MRI 9/3/2014
25mm lobulated recurrence left mandible/floor of mouth carcinoma
9/23/14 Salvage Surgery
MET(s)
9/23/14 Salvage Surgery Not Successful
Chemo Recommended
1st Round of Cisplatin Chemo Started 10/20/14
Cisplatin stopped 11/20/14. Side affects to bad.
Chemo started again 1/22/15 Carbo/Docetaxel
Passed Away April 22,2015



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