| Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 2 Member | OP Member Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 2 | I am a 54 year old female and I am so far a 2 time oral cancer survivor. I was first diagnosed with base of tongue cancer in 2000 at the age of 43. I had surgery to remove the tumor and followed with radiation. I've been cancer free for 10 years. In July of this year I developed a sore on the left side of my tongue. The biopsy showed it was cancer so I had part of my tongue removed. I've had 2 sores on my tongue since then. Have had biopsy on both and came back negative. There is still tenderness there. Does anyone know if this is this a common occurance? | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | There is not much that is common re oral cancer so stay on top of anything that looks or feels out of the ordinary.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
| | | | Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Welcome to OCF. Im sorry that you have had a recurrance so long after your first round of oral cancer. Ten years is a very long time between your cancers. I wish you the best with the new sores. I hope that its nothing. Keep a close eye on them and make sure you get them checked frequently. To help ease your mind, Im a 3 time oral cancer survivor. It can be done if you have to go thru it again. ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,912 Likes: 52 OCF Founder Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) | OCF Founder Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,912 Likes: 52 | With only 4-5 month elapsed after your surgery, I would not be surprised that this is related to this very sensitive muscle and the surgery, not recurrence.
Brian, stage 4 oral cancer survivor. OCF Founder and Director. The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant. | | | | Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 2 Member | OP Member Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 2 | Thanks for all of your replys. Is a re-occurance with cancer once you've had oral cancer, usually always oral cancer again or can it show up anywhere? | | | | Joined: May 2010 Posts: 224 Gold Member (200+ posts) | Gold Member (200+ posts) Joined: May 2010 Posts: 224 | if oral cancer spreads, they say it usually spreads to the aerodigestive tract, so lungs, esophagus, trachea, stomach, intestines, colon and lymph nodes too. So they usually pay close attention to those and do a eyes to thighs scan to check all of those areas. As stated before, bumps and sores can just be due to that you had surgery recently and everything is overly sensitive, plus lack of feeling in some areas makes it difficult to know if you chew on ur tongue, or burn it sometimes too which can cause sores!!
Hope this doesn't come back for you again, but you have fought hard so far, so keep up the good fight.
25/female at diagnosis Dx;stage 3 SCC tongue 03/25/2010 Surgery 04/13/2010 Trach,ng tube, peg feeding tube Hemiglossectomy, right side neck dissection, 40 lymph nodes removed. Free-Flap transplant to tongue. 30 rounds IMRT ended July 15,2010 | | |
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