It's not the thyroid. It has to do with the removal of the parotid gland. Apparently the nerves that normally tell your mouth to salivate - now tell his face to sweat when he eats.

CG to husband, dx 02/09/06 tumor base of tongue spread to lymph nodes. 35 combined xrt/imrt rad plus 3 rounds Cisplatin. Final tx 05/18/06. Parotidectomy & Sel Neck Dis 08/09/06. Lung cancer surgery 04/20/07. All currently in remission.