The weirdest thing that I have had happen is that all of a sudden my tongue will swell up and I won't be able to talk for a few minutes. It doesn't last long, not even five minutes, and doesn't happen every day, maybe every couple of weeks or so. I have mentioned it to my doctors and nobody seems to know what causes it. These treaments are really the gifts that keep on giving!

Female, nonsmoker, 70, diag. 5/09 after tongue biopsy: stage IV. Left hemi-gloss. and left selec. neck disec. 30 lymph nodes removed May 20. Over 7 weeks daily rads. with three chemo. PEG removed 12/4/09 Am eating mostly soft foods. Back to work 11/09 Retired 4/1/11. 7 clear scans! Port out 9/11. 2/13. It's back: base of tongue, very invasive
surgery involving lifestyle changes. 2/14: Now speaking w/Passey-Muir valve. Considering a swallow study. Grateful to be alive.