Welcome Carol,

I had a near total glossectomy and radiation. Swelling and pain was an issue for me as well. I'm glad they got the swelling under control. I am close to 8 months from surgery and my incision and surrounding tissue is still hard too. I have begun to massage it with two fingers periodically.

We're here to help.
Lynn

Stage 3, N0, M0 oral tongue cancer survivor, 85-90% of tongue removed, neck disection, left tonsil removed, chemo/radiation treatments, surgery 11/03, raditation ended 1/04, lung mets discovered 4/04,