 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | My original Dx was 10/02. The swelling comes and goes. I can't really link it to a specific event. It made me really nervous at first and the H&N surgeon doesn't have any concerns. The main thing is that is does come and go - If I had swelling that was constant, I would get it checked. Like Robert said, things are pretty screwed up there from the Tx. The main radiated area has always felt a little harder to the touch than the opposite side. I'm examined every 2 months anyway.
Enjoy your vacation - don't let this mess that up. Something as innocuous as post nasal drip could cause this.
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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"You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14 NIV)
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