 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Welcome to OCF! Im sorry your wife is going thru oral cancer and its brutal treatments. But luckily you have found this forum to help you with info and support.
Im glad to hear the doctor has been made aware of the change in your wifes tongue. Thats always the best thing is to be vigilant and notify the doc of any changes. Im sorry but I do not know if continuing treatments will cause more swelling. Radiation treatments are not easy, especially for oral cancer patients. They get progressively harder as they go on and the patient gets more fatigued. But, radiation many times is a necessary part of treatment to ensure the cancer is completely killed. Even a surgery with clean margins there still could be one microscopic cell too small to be detected that is still there. I would say to continue with the treatments and keep up the good work with watching closely for changes so the doctor can be notified.
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  | 
