You sound like Me - your story is Exactly like mine - except for the tongue twitches! My story starts 6 years ago! When I had a molar capped. From that point on the left side of the tongue was irritated - in 2008 I had a biopsy it came back inflamed tissue... (in between I asked them to file down the tooth a little to limit the irritation but it didn't help) - this year I had another cap put in as my dentist recommended it for the tooth directly beside it. The situation worsened! Went back to my doctor - he sent me to a specialist for a second biopsy - it came back ssc - well differentiated - no
metastacies based on the CT scan... I am due for an MRI this week for staging (it's approximately 1x2 cm) then to the specialist 1st week in January hopefully - I asked the same question you did about the chronic inflammation - that's how I found you - I used to be a nurse so let me share - lung cancer - most of it is caused by smoking - what does smoking do? It irritates the lung tissue causing long term inflammation and cell changes - do you not think the same is likely true of this kind of cancer? I hope my outcome is as good as yours - despite the unnecessary pain you went through...
I am very much considering having the two molars removed... If nothing else it would minimized the irritation and pain - they initially thought I had lichen planus (I may still have it ) but while looking into that I read that allergies to the amalgam in some dental fixtures can mimic lichen planus - all in all - I agree with you - treat the cancer but the real issue HAS to be - figure out WHAT is causing the
irritation (or in your case how to stop your twitches) - I also need to point out - I go to the gym regularly am a vegetarian do not drink alcohol or smoke - nor do I do drugs! Paranoid - I had them test for HPV - I was negative - bizarre!
Best if luck!