Hi Christine or anyone who can answer this,
Today is exactly 2 weeks from my surgery and overall I am feeling pretty good, and much better than I had anticipated. Have a couple of questions though...1 is it seems like over the past few days I have had a lot more saliva than before and was wondering if this was normal? Also starting to have like a pins and needles feeling in my tongue at times. And my other question is where my doctor did the neck dissection and the stitches are it feels really tight. Was just wondering how long that would last. Am able to eat and drink somewhat normal but not trying anything too crazy yet. I have a consultation with the radiologist oncologist next Friday so will see what he says then. In the meantime hanging in there taking it one day at a time and feeling very blessed and grateful. My daughter graduated from UNLV on Saturday and I was able to attend and enjoy her special day she had worked so hard for.
Camille

February 2017 saw 2 different dentist for ulcer on tongue. Was told by both it was a bite
March 10 biopsy done by oral surgeon
March 17 biopsy results are keratanizing squamous cell carcinoma
May 3 partial glossectomy and right modified radical neck dissection
May 8 post op appt. given news in surgery 34 nodes removed from neck, 1 with cancer but still encapsulated and had not spread
drainage tube out and feeling pretty good!
May 26 appt. with radiation oncologist- No rads needed