Thanks Jeff and Donna. I've noticed that the "puffy face" thing is constant with my husband - it lasts all day/night....but the biggest area of concern is under the chin and throat area...that's where the swelling seems to have traveled. Yesterday for dinner, he skipped the Ensure and was eating a few solids - but he seems to get filled up pretty fast, and doesn't finish a meal completely. I think of course, since the phlegm and the swallowing problem is the main culprit - I think it might be a good idea for him to ask to see a swallowing therapist when he goes for his next dr.s visit. Has anyone already gone through swallowing therapy - and can give a few tips on how to eat better without food getting stuck in the throat? He still is very tired most days - sleeping all the time. I have heard that it is rougher for people who have the radiation first - then surgery as far as the recovery process, but I just wish his body would finally find a way to "channel" these fluids already...so this swelling can go away already! I think if it wasn't for that - he would feel a lot better. He also has other medical issues which make recovery slower....and we are both trying to be as patient as we can with all of this. I still feel like maybe having this surgery wasn't such a good idea - since the radiation did a great job of killing the tumor - maybe the doctors should have waited with this procedure. But the oral surgeon said it was "necessary" and had to be done. It just seems to me that as time goes by - a person should gradually start to feel better - not more tired, with major phlegm and increased swelling - that doesn't sound like "healing" to me! Oh well, thanks again for replying - sorry if I tend to ramble on about this - it's a way for me to vent my frustration!