Painful tongue

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Hi Everyone,

6 months post treatment,I had a couple of slices of tuna and onion pizza,also Bolognese pizza yesterday also had a couple of pints of lager ,this morning my tongue is painful and sore especially on treatment side .I've used difflam for the first time in months. Not done much really. Have I overdone it again? Please advise if anyone has had the same.

Thank you

Beesuit over 1 year ago

Spider3 said:
Have I overdone it again? Please advise if anyone has had the same.

Yes and yes.

Dani

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Micky55 over 1 year ago

Alcohol can irritate the areas treated, maybe stick to alcohol free booze for a while? plenty of hydration should help calm things down? use some Biotene gel to get relief?

Michael

Beau Chapeau over 1 year ago

aah, we all do it.. I remember the early days of recovery when my appetite returned, I was rooting through the freezer for something to eat... ooh, a 3 bean thai meal, that'll do... OMG! did that make me sweat.. d'oh!

Loz (63)

Oropharyngeal right tongue base T2N2bM0 squamous cell carcinoma p16 positive..

RadioactiveRaz over 1 year ago

Yes and yes. Slow down for a few days and be careful introducing new foods. Slowly slowly is the way forward

Hazel

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