Okay these posts have made my day - Jack has the turkey waddle too. He told me he didn't think he was vain until he started looking at it and trying to find ways to get rid of it.

Eileen is right that there are physical therapists who are specially certified to work on lymphatic drainage. The external massages help and they also prescribed an Epstein Facioplasty Support Strap that Jack wears at night.

It's made by Jobst and their toll free number is 800 537-1063 to find out about it. The therapist took his measurements and dealt with a local medical supply company to get it and it really has reduced the swelling. It's the same concept as the arm stockings worn by breast cancer patients with lymphedema.

It's very Jacob Marley.

Regards JoAnne


JoAnne - Caregiver to husband, cancer rt. tonsil, mets to soft palate, BOT, 7 lymph nodes - T3N2BM0, stage 4. Robotic assisted surgery, radical neck dissection 2/06; 30 IMTX treatments and 4 cycles of cisplatin completed June 06.