 "OCF Canuck" Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 5,260 Likes: 3 | I'm going to agree with david. Sometimes age and no precursors means the drs. kind of just blow you off. My first one did. He just assumed because I was healthy with no bad habits that OC couldn't happen to me. WRONG.
Anyway. I would want a reasonable explanation for what is going on. And I would keep an eye on the area for pain and redness. A lot of cancers are painless. However, because the tongue is very nervy, and muscular, it can become painful quickly if it is a tumor. Hugs.
Cheryl : Irritation - 2004 BX: 6/2008 : Inflam. BX: 12/10, DX: 12/10 : SCC - LS tongue well dif. T2N1M0. 2/11 hemigloss + recon. : PND - 40 nodes - 39 clear. 3/11 - 5/11 IMRT 33 + cis x2, PEG 3/28/11 - 5/19/11 3 head, 2 chest scans - clear(fingers crossed) HPV-, No smoke, drink, or drugs, Vegan
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