Sorry I havent responded sooner. I just saw these post, no I haven't seen a pain specialist as my doctor thinks the pain I am having is expected and I seem to have convinced him that it is positional. So he believes after time, it may resolve after I have revisional surgery (March 2012)to improve my ROM of my tongue as I developed significant adhesions despite how minor and superficial my surgery was.

The pain has lessened somewhat since my last post, (happy to say). I have developed several mucoceles that have caused my tongue to puff up, interestingly my pain dropped since they have shown up!! Go figure! Always the odd ball!! :P

If the pain worsens or remains after my revisional surgery I will seek a referral to a pain specialist.

Thanks everyone.

As for meds...I already take T3's (Codeine) but don't take a SNRI. I will wait and see what happens with the surgery.

Tracy Dx @ age 47
Single No dependants
NS/Social ETOH
Clinical Study (early detection)
Dx July/09 Mod. Dysplasia (lichen planus)
Dx Sept/11 TisN0M0 SSC Lt Tongue
Sx Oct/11 CO2 Laser Glossectomy
Sx Mar/12 Release of tongue anchoring (Skin graft)
Lingual Nerve Damage