OP Senior Member (100+ posts) Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 157 | Im home, still pretty swollen and red in the face and neck. Glad to be here though, CT Scan monday, Then the gameplan for treatment that wednsday. They say either way I need at least 4 more weeks to heal properly before they start anything. Tongue still pretty damn swollen but plastic surgeon said it will be 70% smaller in a few weeks. I feel like the elephant man and hope the swelling in my face and neck get better soon but i am finally relaxing and sitting up all the time so hopefully that will help.
Seems like when i sleep on my side the side of my face and neck look more swollen. Just know my friends that if you didnt know I am one relentless tough SOB! Sure we were positive and the team seemed so sure I caught this recurrence very early with my obsession that this was finished with surgery but now here we are. We cried for a few minutes that day mainly because Mom is upset about the torture I am enduring but immediately we pulled together and I looked everyone in the eye and said were done, now lets kick some ass!Any tips for my swelling and redness in neck? Keep moving around the house maybe? Thanks, I love you all...you guys ready? I sure as hell am.
Your Friend From Tejas', Nate
SCC left lateral tongue, left neck dissection. 2 nodes positive. 3 All Clear then ITS BACK 8/23/11 Shows 1cm in tongue in CT SCAN, Radial Free Arm Flap with Radical Neck Dissection 9/20/11 , All Nodes Negative, But Tongue Tumor Poorly Differentiated. Awaiting next step in treatment on 10/5/11... RIP Nate 7/28/12
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