Hi,

We went to the clinic today and both learned how to do lymphatic massage. Wow it helped immediately. The docs were great at explaining how the system works and what we needed to do. The swelling went down considerably when we were there and we will continue.

So for those that might be swollen you can try massage to get the damaged lymph glands to start pumping again. My hubby feels better about it. He likes to be able to try to be in some sort of control.

EllenB


caregiver for husband
diagnosed with oral cancer May 2011 after 6 mo
node lft side and several in jaw involved
Base of Tongue Stage IVA
7 weeks radiation
Cisplatin-3 chemos (beginning,middle,end) IntraV administration