Hi all, just over a year ago I noticed the side of my tongue at the back was sore. Because I have a history of HPV I was quick to get it checked. My dentist filed a tooth and I got my GP to me to an oral surgeon. The GP said the folaite papillae were inflamed. Oral surgeon hardly said a word and just said he didn’t think it was cancer and to get a night guard (even though I don’t believe my teeth were causing the problem). I then kind of forgot about the problem due to having an extremely stressful and traumatic year, however now a year later one of the papillae is extremely Inflammed again, it has been bleeding on contact and I have also been suffering ear, head, jaw and neck pain. I saw an ENT as I’ve also had difficulties swallowing over the last 6 months. When he examined my tongue he said he wasn’t too concerned as the area felt soft and went flat when he pushed it down which it wouldn’t if it was something sinister. Yet again he just said it’s probably teeth rubbing and the pain is just referred pain. He said he would send me for a MRI scan rather than biopsy at this stage. On the referral form he just wrote ‘ulcer?? ’ I’m extremely worried as all my symptoms seem a bit extreme just to be from a tooth rubbing.
Can anyone offer an advice? Can the folaite papillae turn cancerous? Many thanks
Hi Sarah80
I had an MRI before a biopsy so I would just push for that and get it done soonest.
You’re seeing an ENT already so that should speed things up.
Dani
Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019
. What do you think of the comments about it being soft, Is this is positive sign despite my symptoms?
I can say my tongue cancer was described as indurated which to all intents and purposes means hard. It’s a characteristic of cancer
Dani
Base of tongue cancer. T2N0M0 6 weeks Radiotherapy finished January 2019
