Patient Advocate (1000+ posts) Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,409 Likes: 1 | Sean, sorry to read of your troubles. Eric's advice is excellent. I can speak only from my own experience with cancerous lymph nodes: there was no pain, just the swelling. I'll leave it to more experienced hands here to have a go at your other questions.
Keep us posted. And remember, cancer is only one of a jillion things that can go wrong with our bodies!
David 2
David 2 SCC of occult origin 1/09 (age 55)| Stage III TXN1M0 | HPV 16+, non-smoker, moderate drinker | Modified radical neck dissection 3/09 | 31 days IMRT finished 6/09 | Hit 15 years all clear in 6/24 | Radiation Fibrosis Syndrome kicked in a few years after treatment and has been progressing since | Prostate cancer diagnosis 10/18
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