Hi everyone,

John has been doing pretty well since his treatment ended in early December and we're just waiting for Feb 1st when we will have his first post treatment CT scan.

Yesterday afternoon he showed me that he has some swelling around his left jaw ( side that had tumour) and this morning it looked a little more puffy, has moved up his check a bit and was somewhat red as well.

Has anyone else had this experience? He has been trying to swallow more foods lately and this weekend ate more scrambled eggs and thick shakes than before. Could that have an impact?

Mary


Caregiver for John SCC left tonsil Stage III/IV dx Sept 05, tx started Oct 21/05 -IMRT 35, cisplatin 3 X 100mg/m2;completed Dec08/05.