 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Welcome to OCF! So sorry to hear you are facing a recurrence. If you just finished treatments all kinds of things can be happening in your recovery. Scar tissue can cause pain and many times members are concerned about it which turns out to be nothing unusual. I hope this is the case in your situation! Ive had oral cancer 3 times and its not easy to face a recurrence. The only treatments for oral cancer are surgery, radiation with or without chemo. As far as alternatives go, there are a million false remedies on the internet so beware!
Is there a tumor for the doctors to biopsy? When did you finish radiation? Did you have surgery?
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ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | 
