Lep,

I can't believe he told you it would most likely come back. That depends on far more things than even he can imagine. You didn't mention if you were a tobacco user but if so I hope you have stopped FOREVER. We see some re occurrences on this site but no where near 50% and I'm not suggesting that is authoritative but if it were going to come back as he may be telling all his H & N patients then we would see many more here having it come back. Need more info on you before I could even try to understand that careless statement. IMO I wouldn't worry about it coming back, just concentrate on recovering.

As far as the Turkey Chin as I call it, this site has had many threads on that topic since I started posting and some were humorous to say the least. Bottom line is that it will diminish but usually won't go away. I still have mine and I asked my RO if I could let my friend, the plastic guy, remove it. I was assured by my friend that he could do it in a simple 30 minute procedure, you know snip snip, tug tug but my RO said NO WAY, to many risks and healing would be tough due to the radiation so I still haven't made up my mind but I guess I'm leaning towards the RO's side. Exercise doesn't help, weight loss doesn't help, nothing I do seems to make any improvement so Gobble Gobble.

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.