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Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Tina, swelling can take months to go down. Its been only about a month since your surgery so it will get better. Did you have a free flap? If so all that tissue takes a long time to settle down. I know it stinks! I had a different type of surgery, my lower half of my jaw removed and I had terrible swelling for the first few months. My doc told me with invasive surgeries it can take a full year for someone to adjust. After a year they can go in a 'debulk' things. So give it time and if it still seems too big in a few months speak to your doc about thinning it out.
Best wishes!
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | 
