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[|Human|] Hello, my daughter has had a radical neck disection with 63 nodes removed. 10 with cancer.She has had radiation, but recently she has been getting a sweaty cheek when eating food. Is this a cause for alarm. Also she has been trying hard to loose weight, (exercising ,eating right ect.) but has put on weight and feeling very tired as well. Would this have anything to do with radiation? Thank you.  Joanne
[|AI|]  Thanks for asking. So your daughter has two main concern. Sweating while eating. This is most likely due to nerve damage to the face area either during surgery or radiation. It is not an alarming condition but needs to be monitored. Very rarely it may be due to residual tumor infiltrating the nerve. Weight gain and tiredness. This may be due to hypothyroid state produced as a result of radiation to thyroid gland. She requires a thyroid function test and if the thyroid level are low then thyroxine hormone replacement will be required. Hope this solves your question. Regards