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Joined: Sep 2018 Posts: 71 Likes: 1 | Hi Sarah!
I won't tell you to try not to worry because I know firsthand that it doesn't work that way! How far out is your biopsy scheduled for? Do you just have the white patch or are you feeling any lumps or bumps?
I had a punch biopsy done on two sections of the underside of my tongue and I went to work the next day. After the numbing wore off I did need Tylenol and I wasn't comfortable eating until about 3 hours later, even though the ENT said I'd be fine to eat an hour after the procedure. My tongue healed really fast after the biopsy. I'd say a couple days later I was for sure back to normal. I'd say maybe take the day off after the procedure if you want to be on the safe side. As far as telling the kids, I'd wait at this point.
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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