Alpaca, it's funny you mention that. I have had a swollen duct (Stensen's Duct) that runs from the parotid to where I had a molar taken out. It swells up like a balloon and feels like a marble at times. This has been going on for 3 years last August. I've had scans but nothing has shown up. Also, the submental node on the opposite side has been swollen at the same time.

We believe it is because of atrophied and weak facial muscles. I just "milk" it if it bugs me and it goes down temporarily. It has gone on long enough that if I get it to go down, there is a little extra tissue.

SCC Stage IV, BOT, T2N2bM0
Cisplatin/5FU x 3, 40 days radiation
Diagnosis 07/21/03 tx completed 10/08/03
Post Radiation Lower Motor Neuron Syndrome 3/08.
Cervical Spinal Stenosis 01/11
Cervical Myelitis 09/12
Thoracic Paraplegia 10/12
Dysautonomia 11/12
Hospice care 09/12-01/13.
COPD 01/14
Intermittent CHF 6/15
Feeding tube NPO 03/16
VFI 12/2016
ORN 12/2017
Cardiac Event 06/2018
Bilateral VFI 01/2021
Thoracotomy Bilobectomy 01/2022
Bilateral VFI 05/2022
Total Laryngectomy 01/2023