Hi Dr Joshi

A question for you regarding how often cancer recurs in the skin graph of a reconstructed tongue? I have been very naughty & not attended a Doc's appointment for some time..kinda havin a break from being a patient. I actually have one more op to go to reduce the size of my skin graph as it rubs on my teeth which created a skin tag. It now is in a few places (a couple of tags) but the back part where my cancer was seems a little hard and does hurt especially if I press it(i'm sure its scar tissue). I know that I probably sound like a fool for even asking you this seeing that I have now had cancer twice but I'm really just wanting to hear you say that it is definately scar tissue and just needs to be reduced. Also I have been having high back pain & wondered if this is ever a bad sign? I actually found a lump in my breast in November (just because I didn't have enough to deal with already!- I had not long finished RT) and after having a mammogram, scans & 5 core biopsies they decided that it was most likely a fibroadenoma but wanted me to have an operation to remove it..which i have not yet had. I was pretty thin then so the lump was very obvious but I have since gained a fair bit of weight & can no longer feel it(but do get pain on & off). So after all this, my question to you is do you think my back pain could be associated with any of this????

Thanks heaps
Kelley

Hi Kelley

It is probably scar tissue at the junction of normal tongue and the skin graft but heck! it doesn't hurt to check it out with your Doc. Ask for a review appointment.

High back pain is always a pain in the behind! So many causes, so do the usual things you would do to help it get better. If it does not get better, see your doc.

Best wishes
Vinod :coffee: