Dear everyone,

My partner was diagnosed with an early stage of mouth cancer. The tumour was on his floor of his mouth.

- Radical neck dissetion to remove lymphnodes
- Resection of the tumour on floor of the mouth
- Flap re-construction
- Tracheostomy
- Spend 5 days in Critical CARE Unit in a coma.Heavily sedated.
- Tongue is still swollen after the surgery. Its day 12th today and the tongue is still swollen.
- NG feed tube in situ.

-- Can sleep properly.
- Trachoestomy wound is still open.
- Plan is to have radiotherapy for 6 weeks.


dows anyone know whene the tongue swelling will subside?
Anyone have similiar surgery that can advise.