Hi there.

I am 12 weeks post tx for cancer to the tongue, and I am still in a lot of pain, and still on the peg tube. It is too painful to swallow for me still. I seem to have an infection which is being treated, so hopefully when that clears up so will some of the pain. I had been doing well, gradually noticing improvement each week, but now it seems like a setback.
I think it is just a really long, long process for healing, and for some of us it just takes longer. I would check out the possibility of a bacterial or yeast infection, which are painful as well.

Betty


Squamous Cell Carcinoma of tongue, stage II due to size >3mm, nothing seen in neck on CT scan. Radiation started in Jan 07. Completed 2/26/07. Recurrance confirmed 8/07.