Hello,

I hope it is nothing, but had a question regarding some hardening I am feeling on the left lateral side of my tongue toward the back. I finished 35x radiation on 7/27. It may be the way that blisters on the tongue heal, but I have this paranoia that it could also be a tumor as the rest of the tongue appears to be relatively soft to the touch. The good news is that the hard spot does not hurt to touch. Since the entire tongue (especially the left) was in the field of radiation, maybe I am being overly concerned, but thought I would check to see if anyone has experienced anything similar.

Otherwise I am healing nicely - except for some minor pain in the mouth and a dry mouth that keeps me from getting uninterrupted sleep.

Thanks in advance for any input and your continued moral support.

Best Regards,
Chetan


Chetan
SCC, lateral tongue, age 53, Tongue resection & neck dissection 5/6/11; T1N2BM0, RTX (35 sessions starting 6/8/11)/chemo (3x starting 6/10/11) Last cisplatin 7/22. RTX complete 7/27. PEG in 6/9/11, out 8/31/11