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Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | May patients will have what we call a "waddle" or a "turkey waddle" after undergoing the neck dissection and other treatments for OC. Its perfectly normal. You probably have some residual swelling there. In time it will go down a little but it probably will not completely disappear.
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ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | 
