My husband has completed 13/33 IMRT sessions so far and he had trouble across the night last night with a swollen tongue and feels like his throat is "tightening up." Have others had this? We have a call into his physician (actually the person who is covering for him since it's Sat.). He feels like he's gagging. Has anyone had any success in addressing a swollen tongue? Thank you!!

Randi


Spouse/caregiver to my husband:
Age 48 @ diagnosis
HPV+ SCC Stage IV diagnosed 1/14
Primary site unknown
Met to neck lymph node; 2" tumor resected 2/13/14
Completed 7 Cisplatin weekly sessions and 35 daily IMRT sessions 5/6/14
PET scan clear 11/14
CT clear 10/15
CT clear 10/16