 "OCF Canuck" Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 5,264 Likes: 5 | Hi oat welcome.. Hopefully it's nothing but Christine is right smoking will stunt the healing process but I'm not going to lecture. In answer two your question your tongue may be tender for a week or two the first biopsy I had I was fine after a week the second time it never healed but at that point it was cancerous. Good luck fingers crossed this is just a wake up call and not the real thing.
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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