Hi Larryb, That's an interesting tip - and I may just give it a try! Does anyone know if there's a name for this kind of condition? I don't know what the medical term is...I just call it "hardened throat"! But if you ask me, it's not Lymphadema (it's not really swollen - just hard. solid. firm. not elastic-like. I don't know how else to really describe it - but those of you that have this or have been through it, probably know what I'm talking about. But thanks again for the tip on olive oil - I don't know if it works for everyone - but if you had success with it, I'd keep on doing what your doing - it seems to be working some magic!