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#93581 04-11-2009 05:58 PM | Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 147 Senior Member (100+ posts) | OP  Senior Member (100+ posts)
Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 147 | I have just finished week 2 of 5 weeks of radiation. I feel like I have swelling inside of my mouth on my cheeks. Anyone ever had this?
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
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Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,004 | Hi Carmen...Welcome to OCF. I have not had radiation so unfortunatly I cannot help with that. There are many wonderful people here and I'm sure they will reply to you soon.
Have you asked your RO about what is happening?
Suzanne
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T1 SCC on right side of tongue
Age 31...27 when diagnosed
4 partial glossectomies
No chemo or radiation
Biopsy on 2/2/10-Clear
Surgery needed again...no later than April 2011
Loving life and just became a mother on 11/25/10
It's not what we CAN'T do..it's what we CAN do:)
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Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 5,260 | I have had rad, Erbitux , radiation seed im[lants in my tongue and yes, I still feel like my tongue and everything left in my mouth atre swollen. Maybe that comes from having parts of my tongue removed 4 times ot maybe it's from my teeth being removed.My teeth were removed before rads ,chemo or implants. I would say the sweeling isn't imagination
Since posting this. UPMC, Pittsburgh, Oct 2011 until Jan. I averaged about 2 to 3 surgeries a week there. w Can't have jaw made as bone is deteroriating steaily that is left in jaw. Mersa is to blame. Feeding tube . Had trach for 4mos. Got it out April.
--- Passed away 5/14/14, will be greatly missed by everyone here
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