Welcome to OCF!

Im sorry to read about your slow healing from recent surgery. By joining our site and posting Im fairly certain you must be pretty concerned about your "spot". Try your best to stay busy to help keep your mind from worrying too much. If you are concerned about your slow healing and/or the white area I suggest going back to the doc to get it checked. It could be any number of things going on including an infection or maybe its a regrowth? Only by having the area checked by the doc will you find out whats normal and what needs medical attention. Im hoping its nothing serious and all just your body thats in the process of healing. After having so many surgeries over the past 11 years Ive learned a little about how US doctors do things. For 90 days after a surgery patients can go back to the surgeon to get rechecked. Anything past the 90 days post surgery should go to a different doctor like an ENT or possibly its something for your family doc depending on what the issue is. Being only a month post surgery you are well within the time range to go back to the doc who did your surgery to have it checked again.

There isnt too much info about leukoplakia here but from the info on the main OCF site Ive learned many patients with leukoplakia will have it return after its been surgically removed. Im very sorry I dont have more info for you!!! Our site consists of regular people who are oral cancer patients and caregivers, not medical professionals. Even if we had medical backgrounds its not possible to give a diagnosis without knowing your entire medical history or you in front of us to examine and ask you clarifying questions. I wanted to explain in more detail why I recommend you get it checked out by your doc. Id also suggest to ask the doc if adding high protein whey powder to your diet to help boost your protein intake to speed your healing would help. It cant hurt to ask while you're there.

Best wishes with everything!!!