Hi everyone.
Sorry for bizarre question but I had a surgery for a posterior lateral partial glossectomy 19 days ago. Im so blessed to not need radiotherapy.
Im still healing and stitches beginning to fall out (I thought they mostly dissolved) but I had this strong bonfire smell for 4 days, and wondered if its connected to the nerves as I had high pitched tinnitus anyway for year before diagnosis and i know all the ENT bits seems to run together.
Thankyou and hoping you all doing OK x
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