 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,019 | Jimk, yeah that sounds like balck hairy tongue and yeah, I've had it (of course. I get all the fun stuff) . It was when I was a few months out from radiation, as you are, and I can't recall if it was treated with antibiotics or what but it did eventualy go away. It's gross looking isn't it?
Nelie
SCC(T2N0M0) part.glossectomy & neck dissect 2/9/05 & 2/25/05.33 IMRT(66 Gy),2 Cisplatin ended 06/03/05.Stage I breast cancer treated 2/05-11/05.Surgery to remove esophageal stricture 07/06, still having dilatations to keep esophagus open.Dysphagia. "When you're going through hell, keep going"
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