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| Joined: Mar 2022 Posts: 3 Likes: 1 Member | OP Member Joined: Mar 2022 Posts: 3 Likes: 1 | I am a 75 yo female, diagnosed with SCC in my gum, lower right, tongue side, in February. I have surgery scheduled for April 6, but the surgeon wanted the teeth removed in advance. So a dental resident removed 3 teeth on 4/1, left an implant (this was planned). I left the office, but was unable to stop the bleeding. I spent several hours in the ER before they were finally able to stop it. I’m not talking about oozing blood, it was saturating the gauze in about 5 seconds and dripping down my chin. This was apparently because of “friable” gums. When I finally got home, I nearly passed out changing into sleeping clothes. Had to lie on the floor of the closet for a few minutes. My husband was so tired, he couldn’t figure out what I was doing. Better now.
Marian Diagnosed Feb 2022; 4 teeth removed 4/1; surgery 4/6 on lower right. Cancer classified as Stage 1; did not invade jawbone, tongue or lymph node. No radiation or chemo. Two weeks later suspicious areas on gums on lower left of mouth. Biopsy showed more squamous cell carcinoma. No response from doctors yet.
| | | | Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 133 Likes: 7 Senior Member (100+ posts) | Senior Member (100+ posts) Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 133 Likes: 7 | Marian: Your experinece so far has been tough, but hang in there. I hope you find that you can get through the rough spots and get to a better space. After your recovery, let us know how you are progressing. Best of luck. Tom
SCC stage 1 Nov. '03, SCC stage 2 (clear mrg, no rad, no chemo) RND, Feb. '15 SCC stage 1, lower gum Mar '23
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