I have had a portion of the base of my tongue as well as my left tonsil surgicaly removed (10/8/02),folowed by 6 1/2 weeks of radiation. Last week I took a pet scan which showed no cancer in the area. However, it did show an inflamed thyroid. I will be taking a blood test this week and possibly some follow up testing to determine eaxctly what is wrong and how it can be treated. Since radiation I have had problems swallowing and some problems speaking. Has anybody any experience or knowledge of how or if an inflamed thyroid ccan impact my condition. thanks