Hi All,

I don't post that often, but I regular read all the post. I can not login at work so I read the post as a guest.

My radiation doctor has recommended that I get some steriod treatment to help me recover from the radiation treatment I received. Has anyone had such and treatment. The steriods will be administred via an IV over six weeks. The doctor said it will help the swelling in my throat and help it to heal faster. I completed 31 radiation treatments almost 3 months ago for stage IV tongue and neck cancer.

One of my concerns is that when I had my CAT scan (about a month ago) there was mass that was not normal on the left side of my neck, same side that I had the dissection performed on. My surgeon wanted to operate rigth away, but my radiation doctor and a second opion from another ENT said I should wait and have another scan done in January to compare too. If there is still residual cancer, wil the steriods cause it to spread or grow quicker?