I have bronchitis right now, so I am on Abx. I could tell I was coming down with something as I had a low grade fever and had facial sweating so I went to the ER on Sunday, they said it looked healthy. Dr. Matthews my ENT gave me the Abx.

I wish they had gone ahead and did the graft with the laser in the first place, I dont know why he opted not to. I have no idea what volume of tonguw was removed, it was less than 1mm in depth but the full length of my ventral left side of my tongue was lasered as well as the front tip and bottom of the mouth. Only my right lateral side was spared. (no dysplasia there)

My tongue looks normal just fat and bulky on the left side, I cannot stick my tongue out or lift it up, or move it to the right well enough to sweep food to the back of my mouth. I have no trouble swallowing. I would say a large area, shallow depth?? I think I am a T1N0M0?

Still would like to hear from anyone who has had their adhesions surgery clipped/trimmed reduced? (whatever is the right terminology. I know it as lysis of adhesions, only cause of my gyne issues.) I find the limitation in the tongue (ROM) clausterphobic, weird huh?


Tracy Dx @ age 47
Single No dependants
NS/Social ETOH
Clinical Study (early detection)
Dx July/09 Mod. Dysplasia (lichen planus)
Dx Sept/11 TisN0M0 SSC Lt Tongue
Sx Oct/11 CO2 Laser Glossectomy
Sx Mar/12 Release of tongue anchoring (Skin graft)
Lingual Nerve Damage