 "OCF Canuck" Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 5,264 Likes: 5 | Agreed with both comments above. Your tongue in that area is likely swollen related to the biopsy and the tumor. Plus it will likely not heal properly until surgery assuming that is the next step - which is normal for this kind of cancer. Please see that you are treated at a ccc ifossibke. This cancer can be aggressive do what you can now to stop it now - welcome - sorry you have to be here. And best if luck.
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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