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I had my submandibular salivary gland removed two weeks ago , any ideas on how long this swelling will
Last ? I am so swollen under chin on neck and on side of neck
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roxy99 tracy42407
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Hi Tracy I had a course of radiotherapy which destroyed the tumour on my parotid gland which was fine but recovery is quite lengthy. Although the swelling In my face went away almost at the end of three week treatment I now have six weeks later from the end of treatment, a swollen earlobe and a patch of missing hair. I am hoping these two things will put themelves right in time. I was told by the radiologists that it could be three or four months to get back to "normal" Holpe this helps.
tracy42407 roxy99
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mona12231 tracy42407
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The swelling went down after about a week for me. What helped was putting a warm and wet compress against it every few hours.
Best of luck to you!
tracy42407 mona12231
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Thank you for the great advice ! I have been using ice occasionally , with warm heat on and off . Finally starting to notice it going down 😊