 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 2,152 | Helen,
Please forgive. I forget exactly what extensive surgery you had recently (I know it was nasty), but if it involved removing lymph nodes and you are now accumulating more fluid in the neck area, yes physical therapy will help alleviate this fluid build up. As I have said before, go for it.
Hope you feel better.
Take care,
Eileen
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Aug 1997 unknown primary, Stage III
mets to 1 lymph node in neck; rt ND, 36 XRT rad
Aug 2001 tiny tumor on larynx, Stage I total laryngectomy; left ND
June 5, 2010 dx early stage breast cancer
June 9, 2011 SCC 1.5 cm hypo pharynx, 70% P-16 positive, no mets, Stage I
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