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Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 10 Likes: 4 | Hello all,
Anyone else had adhesions following partial glossectomy? I have had pains in my floor of mouth/tongue area ever since the partial glossectomy operation eight years ago (T1N0M0, succesfully treated). I have met the surgeon who operated me, gave me pain meds and offered to "clip" me once more, pointing at the tissue underneath my tongue. He said that it would be just a minor operation of 5 minutes.
He did not specify what is it exactly that he would be "clipping". But I have done some info digging and am pretty sure he meant there is an adhesion underneath my tongue that could be causing or contributing to the pain. There is a kind of an extra frenulum next to the lingual frenulum; which I suppose should not be there in the first place. Sort of scar tissue.
He said that cutting this tissue could make the pain worse, too. But I guess that's something that surgeons have to say always. Because every operation is a risk as well as a possibility.
Any thoughts?
SCC 2005 Oral tongue
T1N0M0
No rad, no chemo
No recurrences
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Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 329 | Hi....
I have scar tissue in my tongue from surgery. The only time mine is painful is when I talk to much. I never heard of clipping.
Maybe someone can answer your question.
Take care,
Connie
SCC. of the left lateral tongue, anterior two thirds, T1 possibly a T2.
Left partial glossectomy, left selective neck dissection 4/21/09. Nodes clean, No Rad, No Chemo.
CT Scan 9/11 clean, CT Scan 9/12 clean
Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, FL. A+.
My hometown Lockport, NY.
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Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 5,264 Likes: 5 | Hi tuna 77 had a similar problem post op I believe..
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