"OCF Canuck" Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 5,264 Likes: 5 | I agree - get a second opinion - necrotic tissue is not a good thing to have anywhere in your body and it's usually removed - he should not be in pain either - any form of morphine is strong- if it's not working get something else. It sounds like he was doing well and then something happened - likely the tongue issue - and then he stopped progressing. If the dr.s don't know what to do and have a wait and see attitude then push to see someone else. No dr. Should be upset with a second opinion, they should welcome it.
I'm sorry your father in law is suffering. Dead tissue can become gangrenous... It should be removed.
If it were in his position I would be freaking out at this point - I too had tongue cancer and had the surgery 4 weeks ago - I'm heading for radiation in a few weeks - I can eat and speak pretty well at this point - everyone is different and recovers differently but this seems to be taking a really long time. It's possible the tongue issue is related to the radiation. But regardless something should be done.
Don't be afraid of offending your dr. your father in laws health is far more important than someone elses ego. Get his records and go to your family physician explain the issue & ask for a referral to someone else. Best of luck. Hope everything works out!
Last edited by Cheryld; 03-07-2011 06:46 PM.
Cheryl : Irritation - 2004 BX: 6/2008 : Inflam. BX: 12/10, DX: 12/10 : SCC - LS tongue well dif. T2N1M0. 2/11 hemigloss + recon. : PND - 40 nodes - 39 clear. 3/11 - 5/11 IMRT 33 + cis x2, PEG 3/28/11 - 5/19/11 3 head, 2 chest scans - clear(fingers crossed) HPV-, No smoke, drink, or drugs, Vegan
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