Okay, I finished treatment a little over a month ago (radiation and chemo) and I feel like I have healed up and recovered extremely fast. But here's my problem : since I started eating by mouth again (about 3 weeks ago) I have been getting these water blisters that pop up as I am eating and they stick around for maybe 30 minutes after I'm done and then they are gone. The blasted things hurt like crazy when they pop up too. They are just little water blisters on the back of my soft palate and near my uvula and sometimes on my cheeks (so all the softer tissue in my mouth). I just assumed they were from being irritated by food because they only pop up when I am eating. I guess I'm just complaining and wanting to know if anyone else had this problem and how long they stuck around after treatment. Right now I just drink a lot of water or whatever when I am eating to try and keep stuff from sticking in my throat and irritating it.


Stephanie, 23, SCC on the right side of my tongue, surgery on 5-19-08, over half my tongue removed, free flap constructed from my forearm, bilateral neck dissection, one positive node. Radiation (32) and chemo (carboplatin) started on 6-16-08. Recurrence 4/09 in lungs.

**** Stephanie passed away 12.15.09.... RIP our dear friend****