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Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 168 | Thanks for all that info. How soon after treatment did you see a dentist. My doctor has told me to wait until my mouth has healed. At this rate I don't think it will ever heal. The secretions that are occurring now don't seem to be from a salivary gland but from some patch on the roof of my mouth - an ulcer? Do mouth ulcers leak/secrete? -Michelle
SCC left tonsil, stage IV, HPV+, metastatic to one lymph node. Biopsy 12/23/10; tonsillectomy 1/13/11; DX 1/25/11; Peg in 1/28/11. Peg out 6/29. TX 1/31/11-3/21/11: 35 IMRT plus 3 Cisplatin. Pet-Scan 6/20/11 = CLEAR! Three years out, learning to live with the long-term side effects of radiation while reminding myself to feel blessed.
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