[quote]My new ENT recently told me that because of radiation I can expect a lot of problems. But a different doctor explained more. He said the radiation that was shot at my tongue damaged the surrounding lymph nodes. He said this makes me prone to infections in that area. Antibiotics will suppress the infections but my lymph nodes can't keep them away.[/quote]This is a new nugget of information. I have been very healthy thus far posttx but it sounds plausible. Not saying you are posting anything erroneous just something new to me.

Lymph nodes are nearly always referenced to those in the neck and not located BOT. For the many who have their lymph nodes dosed with rads, are those nodes now non-functional? I've not considered if they function or not and if and how much one's general immune system might be affected.

Anecdotally, there does not appear reporting of higher incidence of colds and such.

What is the scoop on node function after rads?