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Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Barb, I posted many months ago about my "turkey chin" as I called it and many posters joined in sharing their own neck stories so it is quite common. I am almost 10 months post Tx and it has gone down a lot but not totally. It was also posted that massages are not recommended nor is plastic surgery just in case those topics pop up. I'll see if I can find the post as it got funnier as it went along as I remember. Ok, I found it: http://www.oralcancerfoundation.org.../get_topic/f/12/t/000575/p/1.html#000000 Now to the more serious. I never had breathing problems and perhaps there is swelling inside the throat that is imparing his air passage. I would have that checked out ASAP.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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