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By beverly redgate Friday, March 30, 2007

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I am 5 years out from radical neck surgery. 3 months ago a lesion appeared on the side of my tongue, at the port of radiation from 5 years ago. Doctors are reluctant to do a biopsy. The site will not heal and is painful. The pain now shoots up to the ear. What can I apply to the site to aid healing, if anything.?

I have been told to grin (hard to do) and bear it.

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Anonymous

4/12/07 2:44pm

Hi Beverly, would love to help out here, but need some more info... what do you mean by neck surgery?

Thanks!

Anonymous

4/15/07 11:15am

the surgery was for neck cancer; the site was base of tongue of which 75% was removed, the entire right neck muscle and carotid were affected as well as almost all lymph nodes were removed...followed by 6 weeks of radiation. Most recent diagnosis after 6plus doctors is a mouth ulcer ??

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