I will acknowledge that I am not the most patient person on the planet, however, I am getting aggravated by the swelling on my "new tongue" that seems to have hit stasis, and does not appear to be decreasing.

What was everyone else's experience with the flap swelling? I am 50% new and 50% old.


Tina
Diag: Aug. 13/12
T3N0M0
50% + glossectomy and bilateral radical neck dissection, removal of nodes zones I - V
Surgery October 11/12
Chemo/rad on hold due to clear margins and nodes
Sept 21/13 clear CT with anomaly thought to be the artery, being watched closely.
Dec 16/13 - anomaly confirmed artery, all clear
nickname: "get 'r done"
Plans: kick cancer's butt