I posted a few days ago to ask about several issues - numbness and nerve damage being something I hadn’t expected . I’ve been hunting for info on when the large swelling under my chin and above the u-shape scar might start to subside . The surgeons keep saying it’s normal ( I’m 18 days post op) but I’d thought it might be dissipating by now ? Also how soon would you consider compression, massage etc ? I might be being impatient but it looks and feels so unnerving that I’m really hoping it will start to subside soon .
thsnk you so much for any replies
Hi Elizabeth. If it’s lymphodema rather than just post op tissue swelling it won’t go away unless you help it. Get a referral to your hospital’s lymphodema clinic and the nurses there will show you the best way to deal with it.
Dani
Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019
do you think that’s late ?
No not at all.
Dani
Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019
