Thanks Brian. Last night after posting this I did a bit of digging on this site. I will definitely take your advise and look up the hbo dives and have a good read on how it is dealt with from a patients perspective.

So far he has no pain but I assumed that wouldn't always stay the case. He's been given a couple of courses of antibiotics to take as he was a bit sore (when the doctor prodded) around his remaining teeth on that side and has a slight bit of swelling as well. This seems to be linked to the exposed bone I think.

Thanks for your help. Time for me to begin learning.


Wife to Steve 43. DX 5 May 09. T4N2MO SCC tongue, floor of mouth, lymph nodes & jaw bone
No surgery
Teeth removed 06/07/2009
radiation 13/07/2009 x 7wks
chemo 15/07/2009 x 3 Cisplatin
last TX 28/08/2009
25/11/2009 PET-lymph node activity.
08/01/2010 CT Scan-ALL CLEAR
03/03/2010-Peg removed
01/2013 left side of Jaw removed and replaced with pectoral flap.
23/12/2020 scan show lesion in tongue
01/2021 SCC stage 3 base of tongue diagnosed
01/03/2021 chemotherapy started.