 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Saira,
Are you saying that one part of his tongue "is dead"? Most if not pretty close to all of us that underwent radiation suffered from a marked decrease in saliva (called dry mouth) and a marked decrease in our ability to taste. Those will most likely improve over the next 2 years as that is about the time that our recovery from this treatment takes. Those that had surgery to the tongue will comment on numbness related to perhaps nerve damage.
Also I'm not sure what you mean by "the doc tor says that this will fall of on its own"?
As you spend more time reading the posts on this site you will find a ton of helpful info especially the info that you will gather re his recovery.
It would also be helpful to people that respond to your posts if you could add some info about your dad and his cancer. See my Signature Line as an example of what I mean.
Welcome to this site. If you spend any amount of time here I'm sure you and your dad will be rewarded with really useful info.
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.
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