OP  Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Suz,
My dentist seem to pass over the split tongue issue opting to focus on my white tongue and cheeks. He kept going further down my throat with the wooden paddle each time saying "a little bit further, now say Awww". I know he saw my stomach. When I tried to bring him back to the purpose of my visit he said "Oh that's common, I've seen worse. It's probably due to the swelling." Then I said, well when the swelling goes down will my tongue come back together and he said "maybe". Now that a lot of the pain and sensitivity has gone away, the split wasn't the problem, it was this Thrush which I just didn't recognize until my tongue split and I associated my pain with that.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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