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Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 4 | im currently in physical therapy after 4 surgeries to open my mouth after severe trismus and i have adhesions in my muscles on left side they are swelling up after pt and starting to chew food is this normal?
Stage 4 buccal mucosa with lynphnode involvement radical forearm free flap surgery 7/09.radiation 35tx and cisplatin/erbutux chemo 4 tx peg tube for 8 months peg removed revision surgery four surgeries for trismus 4 picc lines for ORN of mandilbe now in HBO Tx still fighting the good fight!!!!
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Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 5,260 | I don't kmow about the chewing any food because that is history to me. But yes and I still have the sweeling and pain. Severe rad burns and scar tissue.
Since posting this. UPMC, Pittsburgh, Oct 2011 until Jan. I averaged about 2 to 3 surgeries a week there. w Can't have jaw made as bone is deteroriating steaily that is left in jaw. Mersa is to blame. Feeding tube . Had trach for 4mos. Got it out April.
--- Passed away 5/14/14, will be greatly missed by everyone here
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