 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | Those nasty little ulcers on the sides of the tongue are a bitch and hurt like like hell when they brush up against the teeth. They are typically caused more by chemo then radiation but radiation is a player to be sure.
The nasty little things took the longest time to heal as well. Well over a month post Tx. They were the main reason I was on pain meds for so long. Swish & spit "magic mouthwash" will help those as well.
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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