 "OCF Canuck" Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,357 Likes: 5 | Your Story re another sore that does not heal bothers me. If you do not see an improvement in a couple of weeks ask for an excisional biopsy of the sore. Tell them that you know how thorough they like to be and how they would want to rule out anything untoward. By the way, excisional biopsy is an important point. Punch biopsies and fna's don't pick up this kind of sore. Be proactive - be insistent and tell them you know how they want to be thorough. Good luck.
Donna
Donna,69, SCC L Tongue T2N1MO Stg IV 4/04 w/partial gloss;32 radtx; T2N2M0 Stg IV; R tongue-2nd partial gloss w/graft 10/07; 30 radtx/2 cispl 2/08. 3rd Oral Cancer surgery 1/22 - Stage 1. 2022 surgery eliminated swallowing and bottom left jaw. Now a “Tubie for Life”.no food envy - Thank God! Surviving isn't easy!!!! .Proudly Canadian - YES, UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE IS WONDERFUL! (Not perfect but definitely WONDERFUL)
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