I had a tounge biopsy on tuesday, 3 spots, i am in max pain still today. My throat is hurting, i also had a scope. My main concerns are if this pain is normal, also on the other side of my tounge i have like 3-4 puss looking filled bumps, and my tounge is white/yellow colored like a covering it...

IS THIS AT ALL NORMAL PLEASE HELP

I would think it's part of the healing, inflammatory process. Every time I had surgery, my throat hurt for a few days. Did they give you pain medicines, rinse, instructions on discharge? Although, It sounds like an office procedure, I had two biopsies on my tongue, incisional and excisional, and they hurt. Anyway, call the doctor, and see what they say.

Good luck with the biopsy results.

The pus is not normal. It's sign of an infection - pus looking well - that I'm not sure about! Pain from a biopsy is very normal, but he whitish coating sounds a lot like thrush. Go back and see your dr. ASAP. Hugs!

Hi Jenn,

I had several biopsies done with the two surgeries I had prior to treatment in an attempt to locate the primary tumor. Both my palatine and lingual tonsils were removed along with biopsies of my tongue, throat, nasopharynx,oropharynx and larynx. The primary was not located and I was treated as an unknown primary/oropharyngeal cancer.

The pain was worse several days after the surgery and more so at the biopsy sites than the tonsil sites. The biopsies of my tongue remained painful for well over a week and took quite a while to heal. It's not unusual to feel pain from tongue biopsies. After all, they're taking chunks of flesh out of it.

Did they give you pain meds? If not, I'd call and see if you can get some to get you through the rough spots. If you experience extreme pain and/or unusual swelling or a discharge from the bumps, consult your doctor right away.

Good luck with the results of the biopsy. Hope you feel better soon.

Positive thoughts and prayers

"T"

Hi, Jen.

When I had my excisional biopsy, they removed a piece of my tongue about the size of a garbanzo bean.

As I was walking out he front to of the Dr.'s office building, the anesthetic was wearing off.

I was in a GREAT DEAL of pain for 2 days. The tongue can do funky things when damaged, like turn white and swell up. I would think that since you had so many areas biopsied, you would be in more pain than I was.

Please don't hesitate to call your doctor, even over the weekend with any concerns. You should also have your pain being managed better than it is. Don't be afraid to ask for stronger medication. Most of these docs haven't had the pleasure of having half of what we patients have been through. Not that they must and not that it doesn't make them less empathetic or compassionate, but it's true. Chances are, they haven't felt that kind of pain.

Some doctors won't prescribe narcotics to patients over the weekends since you have to now get a hard copy script in your hands and most things can no longer be called into the pharmacy. If this is the case, don't hesitate to go to the urgent care center or emergency room if your pain is out of control.

As for the pustules, I'm not sure if that's really an infection. Usually, it takes a good 5-7 days for an infection to get rolling. So if it's been that long, then it could be infected. If it hasn't been that long, it's more likely due to inflammation and the strange things that your tongue can do when it's traumatized.

All of this being said, I sincerely hope that these biopsies turn out fine and that this will be the end of it.

Feel better and please keep us posted.

Love in OCF,
Kerri