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My husband is a 2 year survivor of head and neck cancer. His been doing very well. This morning he woke up with his ear and jaw swollen(same side as neck dissection and radiation tx), nausea and vomiting and a headache. Has anyone experienced this symptom? Could it be cancer tx related or something else? Any advise would be helpful.
48 year old caregiver to husband Rob, Nonsmoker,nondrinker and a past survivor of recurrent head and neck cancer. 3/2007 DX T2 N2b MX stage 4 Squamous Cell Carcinoma of oral Cavity. Tx right side neck dissection, radiation and chemotherapy completed August 2007.
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Joined: May 2007 Posts: 132 | Hi Diane,
I've had a couple of infections in radiated areas and this sounds like it might be Cellulitis or some other type of infection. Get him to a Doctor or Hospital ASAP as he may need to placed onto IV anti-biotics. Both times when I had infections the swollen areas were also very hot and red and I was hospitalised both times.
Good Luck
Sue
55 y/o
SCC LL Tongue 3/27/07
Part. mandibulectomy 9/2/07
Left ND 5/12/08
RT/Chemo
Rec LL Tongue 07/09
Part gloss 8/5 & 8/25
Surg 10/28/09 re mets to R neck & L jaw
RT & Chemo finished 12/22/09
PEG fitted 05/06/10
L buccal SCC 10/10
freeflap (forearm)surgery 2/28/11 L buccal and gingiva
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