Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | Hi Eric, I don't bite my tongue much but I have turned my inner cheeks into hamburger more than a few times. They tell me it has nothing to do with the treatment but it wasn't that way before as I can recall. I also notice a lot of stuff in my mouth that I was oblivious too before. So far all have been normal parts of my anatomy. I still have unusual pains from muscle damage from the radiation which is a part of my "new normal".
It takes time to sort out the stuff that is normal vs. stuff that you should have genuine concern about. I relied heavily on my doctors to educate me and people on the site (like Joanna) helped a lot too. It's all part of the rite of passage of being a cancer survivor.
Gary Allsebrook *********************************** Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2 Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy) ________________________________________________________ "You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14 NIV)
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