 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,019 | Did you already have a neck dissection on that side? If so, it is not surprising that you are puffy post surgery since your lymph glands aren't there anymore and you may tke longer to have lymph fluid from the surgery drain away.
If you show any signs of fever, though, I would call a dcotor quickly. That's my (very nonmedical) 2 cents.
Nelie
SCC(T2N0M0) part.glossectomy & neck dissect 2/9/05 & 2/25/05.33 IMRT(66 Gy),2 Cisplatin ended 06/03/05.Stage I breast cancer treated 2/05-11/05.Surgery to remove esophageal stricture 07/06, still having dilatations to keep esophagus open.Dysphagia. "When you're going through hell, keep going"
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