Hi all and thanks for the info. My folks took a vacation about 7 months post treatment (before the ND) and my Dad had no problems (about 3.5hr flight). Since the bilaterla ND in March/07 they have not taken a vacation yet. He has been having MLD massages since Aug and they really help. His concern is his breathing. When he first had the surgery he had lots of swelling and it was cutting off his breathing; this plays on his mind and of course is a concern.

Thanks
LisaB

My Dad (Sam) at age 69 dx SCC Base of Tongue T1N2C Well-Diff - March 2006.

35 IMRT rads & 3 Cisplatin chemos - Apr-June/06. Nodes shrunk 50% Dr's suggest ND. Negative PET - he declined ND.

March/07 Had Bilateral ND. No Cancer!! Doing Well!