Yes tonight it's now black. If this needs further surgery I don't think i give this plastic surgeon a shot at it. I'm thinking it's a small enough area, I'll live with the deformity if my oncologist agrees. Not liking that we were put off this afternoon with 'there is nothing to be done now. Keep your appointment on Monday." We called the plastic surgeon on call about 8 pm after the top pulled completely away and fell to the bottom of my mouth and when we saw it was totally black. He said wait until tomorrow unless I run a high fever I won't even tell you the other suggestion he had because it shocked me so. Sigh. Cancer sucks. Especially this one.
Age 58. No smoking, no drinking, no HPV. Diagnosed SCC lateral tongue1/29/14. Surgery 3/18/14 - partial glossectomy 30% left lateral, neck dissection removing all three levels of lymph glands, they used full skin graft to cover the tongue, 3/2714 graft in process of falling off.
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