I am 6 months off of rads. My tongue has always tingled where the cancer and surgery was. I was told that this is the nerves trying to regenerate. This last week, my tongue is now on fire on the cancer side. It is sore again like I just finished radiation. Is this normal? Should I be concerned?


Stacey
SCC Stage 3 Left Lateral Tongue and lymph nodes December 2013 -HPV (no risk factors)
37 years old at diagnosis
12/2013 Partial Tongue Gloss by local ENT(she said clear margins)
01/2014 2nd Partial Tongue Gloss and left Neck dissection with more disease found by doc at MD A
04/2014 finished 30 Rad Txs
04/2014 Hospitalized for radiation side effect. PICC line for fluids and TPN feedings
06/2014 PICC Line removed
09/2014 NED