OP  "OCF Down Under, Kiwi" "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 644 Likes: 1 | Hi people
Is there anyone out there who has had swollen salivary glands? I searched and there is some info here but it would be nice to hear something fresh.
I had a tooth extracted a few days ago and have been alert to any issues that might occur. Tonight after trying to eat some dinner, my right parotid gland (I assume it is that because I've had it before about 20 years ago) swelled up like a small balloon. Massaged it and it's gone down. Phew! Still waiting to be ultasounded and FNA'd for my swollen lymph node so I had a moment of panic. Saturday night, by myself, no one to take me to doctor so the last thing I needed was a medical emergency.
I found a thyroid cancer website where people were complaining about this after radiation. Makes sense that intact glands are unhappy about the lack of flow of saliva and get blocked or irritated.
1996, ovarian cancer surgery + cisplatin and taxol.
September, 2007, SCC of left lateral tongue. Excision.
October, 2009 recurrence in scar tissue, T1NOMO. Free flap surgery from left wrist - neck dissection. 63 year old New Zealander. No chemo, no RT.
February, 2014. New primary in left buccal mucosa. Marginal mandibulectomy, neck dissection, right arm free forearm flap. T1N0M0 but third occurrence and some areas of concern: RT started 8 April and finished 19 May.
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