OP "OCF Kiwi Down Under" Supporting Member (50+ posts) Joined: May 2013 Posts: 63 | I have had swelling in my right leg, same side as cancer and neck dissection, for several years. Have had blood tests and X-rays and ultrasounds and physiotherapist check it all out with nothing showing up as a problem and so they suspect it’s Lymphedema. I’m going to see a specialist nurse massage therapist in a few weeks to get it assessed.
Has anyone had Lymphedema so far removed from their head and neck?
It causes swelling pain and discomfort in my foot, ankle and lower leg but has started causing pain in my knee and hip also.
Thanks Mel
39yr old female, DX BOT SCC Stage IVA (T1N2bM0) HPV+ 28 May 13 - Pharangoscopy & tongue biopsy 29 May 13 - BOT Surgery & right ND (lvls 2-5) 31 May 13 - Hemorrhage, emergency trach, critical care BOT clr mgns, 9/67 nodes & extracapsular extension Finished chemo (cisplatin) & 30 rads
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