Virginia,

I had increasing amounts of swelling as I went through radiation, and it took many months after the end of treatment to subside. For a time, I thought I would spend the rest of my life with the bullfrog look, but eventually it went away.

Cathy

Tongue SCC (T2M0N0), poorly differentiated, diagnosed 3/89, partial glossectomy and neck dissection 4/89, radiation from early June to late August 1989