Hi all. I am 30, never smoked a day in my life. I had a biopsy on my tongue on Friday, 3/8. The lesion is on the left side of my tongue, dead center where it touches my teeth. The spot on my tongue has been there for 7 months, and has been sore for a while. I get biopsy results on Monday.

My question is about healing from a biopsy. I am surprised about how much more my tongue hurts now (5 days later) than it did the day after the procedure. The stitch is still in there and the whole white area is SUPER sore right now. I haven't eaten normal food in a while. I am a teacher, which requires more talking, but I am downing ibuprofen like crazy. Any guidance or input would be greatly appreciated. Most likely I am going to have an excision of the entire lesion about the size of a dime (a little bigger possibly).

Thanks and prayers for a positive diagnosis.

Lori, age 30 (HPV-, non-drinker, non-smoker, non-tobacoo user)
Dx 3/18/13 - T1N0M0 SCC L.Tongue
Tx 4/4/13 - Partial glossectomy (no rad/no chemo).
8/8/13 - Thyroid FNA - benign nodule
12/20/13 - Tongue Biopsy - Mild hyperkeratotic dysplasia
12/26/13 - Lymph FNA - benign (dx Cervical lymphadenopathy)
3/17/14 - Tongue Biopsy - normal tissue
5/5/14 - Tongue Biopsy - (awaiting results)