Hi my husband who has been through with radiation since Aug 11th (stage 4 base of tongue).is experiencing more pain and swelling now than the prior weeks after treatment. Has anyone else had this reaction. I'm concerned that the raditation may have done some damage to his jaw.Around 2weeks before he was diagnosed he had a tooth pulled as they thought the pain was from an abcess(Don't even get me started on how upset we are that the dentist did'nt have some idea what was going on, my husbands tongue was so swollen he could barely open his mouth and this dentist still pulled his tooth) Radiation had to be done so quickly he did'nt have the luxury of having his teeth protected before treatment. So my husband is getting frustrated that the swelling is worse and there seems to be pain in the jaw area and gums. We have made an appt with a new dentist. concerned if radiation has done damage to his jaw bone or maybe an infection in his gums because the ulcers seem to be a little better, but the pain still pursit now even worse.Has anyone else experianced this???
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