OP  "OCF Down Under, Kiwi" "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 644 Likes: 1 | Last week my mouth got really sore, not just the lesion but the rest of it too. Haven't had thrush for years so didn't put two and two together. I was thinking dark thoughts about having to wait so long for surgery and wondering what the cancer cells were getting up to. Finally I looked in my mouth ... not a pretty sight ... went to the pharmacy and got some Nilstat drops. They seem to have worked; there's a bit of discomfort but the soreness has gone. Relief. I have an unexpected appointment with one of the surgeons on Friday ... just two more days to go ... so I'll get some answers and more info.
1996, ovarian cancer surgery + cisplatin and taxol.
September, 2007, SCC of left lateral tongue. Excision.
October, 2009 recurrence in scar tissue, T1NOMO. Free flap surgery from left wrist - neck dissection. 63 year old New Zealander. No chemo, no RT.
February, 2014. New primary in left buccal mucosa. Marginal mandibulectomy, neck dissection, right arm free forearm flap. T1N0M0 but third occurrence and some areas of concern: RT started 8 April and finished 19 May.
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