 "OCF Canuck" Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 5,264 Likes: 5 | HI there... okay did you have radation? Surgery?
Stage three - is NOT a small tumor. Especially if it's been staged at three without nodal involvement. That would make a a LARGE tumor to start. And cancer can seed to the nodes without being detected on a scan.
What treatment have you had?
Assuming you've had radiation then the swallowing issues could be swelling and fibrosis.
hugs...
Cheryl : Irritation - 2004 BX: 6/2008 : Inflam. BX: 12/10, DX: 12/10 : SCC - LS tongue well dif. T2N1M0. 2/11 hemigloss + recon. : PND - 40 nodes - 39 clear. 3/11 - 5/11 IMRT 33 + cis x2, PEG 3/28/11 - 5/19/11 3 head, 2 chest scans - clear(fingers crossed) HPV-, No smoke, drink, or drugs, Vegan
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