This is a pretty normal thing that most experience, the lymph fluids accumulate. I found that massage help in the drainage. After about 10 months it finally all went down. I know this seems like a long time, but the body has to develop new pathways to get the fluids out, and this doesn't happen overnight.

Brian, stage 4 oral cancer survivor. OCF Founder and Director. The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.