Hi. I have scc of the oral tongue. I'm between diagnosis and consultation for treatment. My tongue feels tethered to my mouth as if a rubber band were holding it back when I try to stick it out. This is esp worse in the morning. It even interferes with my speech. I can extend my tongue out and stretch it or loosen it so to speak in the morning and limber it up. It is slightly uncomfortable when I do this but not terrible. I've looked in the mirror as I do this stretching and blood will ooze out of the tumor as if the tumor is a sponge and it just leaks out of the holes. NOt a lot but enough My question is has this happened to anyone else and also do you think that maybe it is a bad idea to stretch out my tongue this way in the mornings so as to have better movement and speech. I have not done it the past 2 days and my tongue is really getting stiff. I am worried about loosening up stray cancer cells and about the bleeding may encourage cells to spread faster. I dont even know if this is viable; that stretching the tongue would loosen the cells. I would also like to know if your tumors on the tongue bled easily, if this is common. I understand that no one on here is a doctor but just curious about your experiences. Thank you!