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Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 177 | I was brushing my teeth this morning and a pretty good sized piece of fleshy tissue showed up on my tongue and toothbrush. Now I am have having pain way in the back of my tongue where the flap would attached to my tongue, toward the back of my mouth. I am concerned as I am 4 years out and haven't had this problem before. It is like there is stringy flesh coming off of my tongue or flap. Could it be a new sore that I can't see? Should I be worried? Has any glosectomy/flap people out there experiance this?
Wendy
46yrs@ DX 9/16/09 T1N0 SCC of leftlat tongue, poorly differentiated.Partial glosectomy 10/01/09 & 10/16/09 & 11/10/09 60-70% tongue removed, Radical fff, 38 nodes-clear, no rads/chemo. 3 petscans-clear
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Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 5,264 Likes: 5 | Sounds odd. I would have it checked out. It's likely nothing. But better safe than sorry. It could just be dead flesh... I've never had that happen but someone else might have. Regardless - it can't hurt to have it checked out and it will put your mind at ease.
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Cheryl : Irritation - 2004 BX: 6/2008 : Inflam. BX: 12/10, DX: 12/10 : SCC - LS tongue well dif. T2N1M0. 2/11 hemigloss + recon. : PND - 40 nodes - 39 clear. 3/11 - 5/11 IMRT 33 + cis x2, PEG 3/28/11 - 5/19/11 3 head, 2 chest scans - clear(fingers crossed) HPV-, No smoke, drink, or drugs, Vegan
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Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | I guess it could be possible to have brushed off a small section of your flap without feeling it. Call your doc and get them to check you out thoroughly. Especially if you are now in pain, better to be safe.
Best wishes!!!
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | | |
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