Hello again. I have an appt with my ENT Dec 22. Oh boy! I saw him 1 month ago and all seemed fine, 2 months prior to that there was a "puffy" area and I had to have a CAT scan or Pet or one of those and all seemed fine then. Now the hoarseness from the "cold" 3 weeks into it and dang I am scared. Has anyone had this happen and all was just fine. Just a compromised larynx acting up?? I am breathing, going to Yoga and Nia and all the stuff I do regularly to keep centered. I feel like I should put all negative thoughts aside as I am silly and superstitious at times. Reality bites sometimes too! Any input, puffy swollen or hoarse still. I did read somewhere on another site that someone had a similar puffy fluid area and hoarseness following that, but never got a reply from them on how it turned out or anything. I am sooo glad I found this site. Now I have someone to TALK to!!

Yep - had fluid buildup show up on a bunch of MRI's. No big deal. The eustacian tubes probably got fried and need to regenerate. Is is cold & flu season - even cancer patients get these things (although a lot more unsettling). Colds also last a lot longer because of the compromised immune system. I have had a mild one that is going on 3 weeks now and is finally getting a little better. I also have periodic hoarseness from time to time for a variety of reasons - mouth breathing at night, too much salt, hence exacerbated dry mouth, colds, etc. The physical exam is the gold standard, not the scans. If the ENT is happy then you should be just fine. It's really easy to let your fear run wild in the early post Tx.