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Joined: Sep 2018 Posts: 71 Likes: 1 | Hello!
I lost a fourth of my tongue on Monday and I have been using syringes to suck extra drool out of my mouth! They sent me home with several different sizes of syringes since I've had so much trouble swallowing anything. I just GENTLY suck spit out every so often when it's too unbearable. I also spend a lot of time laying completely flat on my back which stops me from having the heavy saliva problem.
Laura Age 40
Tongue lesion on left side grew and was hurting in mid-August
Dx as squamous cell carcinoma on 9.18.18
Left Neck Dissection and tongue surgery, lost a fourth of my tongue on 10.1.18, tumor had grown to a T3
Margins were clear except front section of tongue margin had three stray cancer cells that were not in the tumor
Additional surgery 10.18.18 to remove another cm near where the stray cells were found
33 radiation treatments from Nov 2018 through Jan 2019
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