OP  "OCF Kiwi Down Under" Patient Advocate (1000+ posts)
Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 1,024 | Kris had his total Glossectomy 2 years and 3 months ago. The tongue was replaced with a flap from his abdomen. He has recovered well.
He has had ongoing issues with his teeth and is in the process of having them all root Canalled.
This morning he has shown me a largish ulcer on the flap. On closer inspection the ulcer coincides with where a top tooth is meeting the flap. This has somewhat calmed me down. Of course I will be phoning the ENT on Monday for him to be seen. I just really want to know that others too have had ulcers from teeth. Any advice please. Reassurance is welcome. I hate how this disease always makes one worry.
Tammy
Caregiver/advocate to Husband Kris age 59@ diagnosis
DX Dec '10 SCC BOT T4aN2bM0 HPV+ve.Cisplatin x3 35 IMRT.
PET 6/11 clear.
R) level 2-4 neck dissection 8/1/11 to remove residual node - necrotic with NED
Feb '12 Ca back.. 3/8/12 total glossectomy/laryngectomy/bilat neck dissection/partial pharyngectomy etc. clear margins. All nodes negative for disease. PEG in.
March 2017 - 5 years disease free. Woohoo!
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