Hi Joel,

I have some lymphedema (turkey neck) due to my neck dissection but it varies in severity day to day. There's been a few days here and there where it's been pretty annoying but generally, it's not bad.

It didn't come on until I started sleeping prone in my bed after sleeping in my recliner for 5 weeks after treatment so I'm sure it's due to gravity not allowing the fluids to drain. I have a chin "sling" for lack of a better word that I wear sometimes when I sleep and that helps some.

Last week at my appointments with my team they felt it would resolve on it's own in time. They recommended sleeping propped up but I just can't get comfortable that way.

In the mean time, I'll just deal with "gobbling" wink

"T"


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Cardiac bypass 11/07
Cardiac stents 10/2012
Dx'd 11/30/2012 Tx N2b MO Stage IV HPV+
Palatine Tonsillectomy/Biopsies 12-21-12
Selective Neck Dissection/Lingual Tonsillectomy/biopsies TORS 2/7/13
Emergency Surgery/Bleeding 2/18/13
3/13/2013 30rads/6chemo
Finished Tx 4/24/13
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