Hi everyone,

I'm now 5.5 months post surgery and nearly 3 months post radiation/chemo treatment finishing. About 10 days ago I started getting a bit of a cold and noticed a swollen lymph node on my left side (neck dissection was on the right side). Thought it was just related to the cold.

The cold never eventuated and I've been feeling normal except the swollen node is still there, maybe even slightly larger, and I've got a sore throat on the inside kind of equivalent to where the node is.

I'm going to call the doctor on Monday to get it checked out but it would be lovely to hear some of your experiences with things like this - good or bad!

Thanks,
Mel.


39yr old female, DX BOT SCC Stage IVA (T1N2bM0) HPV+
28 May 13 - Pharangoscopy & tongue biopsy
29 May 13 - BOT Surgery & right ND (lvls 2-5)
31 May 13 - Hemorrhage, emergency trach, critical care
BOT clr mgns, 9/67 nodes & extracapsular extension
Finished chemo (cisplatin) & 30 rads