...left a hole after surgery. I did not realise how deep it was. They put a skin graft there to keep it shallow I thought but it must have come off. This hole collects food and plaque apparently. I bought a water pic so I could pressure wash this void in the base of my mouth. Amazing at the little bits of food that rinsed out.

Now when I look in there with an LED light I see a hole that is pretty deep and it has turned black or dark gray at the bottom and appears to run up my gum to a tooth I tend to bite down on alot making it sore.
I see my surgeon on Tuesday. For my first post Tx follow up. I hope he can explain this with out imposing another round of punishment to my mouth.

Last edited by hisnibs; 10-19-2009 12:36 AM.
Age 52, T2 N0 M0 SCC of left anterior floor of mouth. Esophagoscopy, Direct laryngoscopy, Resection of left anterior FOM lesion w/ lateral tongue. left selective neck dissection levels I-IV. 5x6cm skin graft coverng excision. Finished 33-35 rad Tx. False recurrence 12-22-10 last surgery 2-15-10