Here�s my story on the post-treatment swollen lymph node(s). I had radiation burns that showed up after the treatment ended and it was painful to touch and get a real good feel at first, so I waited a week or so before I felt around again. It was smaller than when I originally found it, but it was still there, which worried me some. After checking it several times a day for awhile, and thinking it wasn�t getting smaller, I decided to check it less often, usually every three or four days. That way I would be able to notice if there was a size difference.

This worked because I did notice it was a bit smaller every time I checked it. Drs. had told me the radiation continues to work for several weeks and that the irradiated tissue takes a while to be passed out of the system. I remember how it kept getting smaller to the point that if had not known it to be there I would not have found it. Eventually, about four or five weeks out, I couldn�t find it. Drs. said this was great. CT scan was clean at 60 days post treatment.

Like Davidpa, I did not have surgery. Feeling pretty good now. I did just notice a little L'Hermitte's sign, but that should go away with time. Haven't seen a whole lot about that on here. Maybe i should start a thread!


This worked because I did notice it was a bit smaller every time I checked it. Drs. had told me the radiation continues to work and that the irradiated tissue takes a while to be passed out of the system. I remember how it kept getting smaller to the point that if had not known it to be there I would not have found it. Eventually, about four or five weeks out, I couldn�t find it. Drs. said this was great. CT scan was clean at 60 days post treatment.

Like Davidpa, I did not have surgery.