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Fibrosis on togue

braziliangirl82
braziliangirl82 CSN Member Posts: 42
edited January 2012 in Head and Neck Cancer #1
Hello, I´m 51 days past my partial glossectomy surgery. Still feeling fibrosis and hard areas in the tongue. I was T1N0M0. Has anyone on something like that? Can u share experiences? thanks
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  • longtermsurvivor
    longtermsurvivor CSN Member Posts: 1,842 Member
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    It is not fibrosis you are feeling,
    it is induration. Not the same thing. Induration is hardening from acute swelling, which is left over from surgery. It will gradually resolve over a long period of time--- up to a year or more depending on the circumstances.

    Fibrosis is scarring, the deposition of fibrin and like products. This is never seen soon after surgery, but gradually accumulates over the months as surgery heals. You could almost write a song about these two: "As the induration goes down,
    The fibrin goes up...."

    Come to think of it, that wouldn't be a very good song. Never mind.


    Pat
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  • braziliangirl82
    braziliangirl82 CSN Member Posts: 42
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    longtermsurvivor said:

    It is not fibrosis you are feeling,
    it is induration. Not the same thing. Induration is hardening from acute swelling, which is left over from surgery. It will gradually resolve over a long period of time--- up to a year or more depending on the circumstances.

    Fibrosis is scarring, the deposition of fibrin and like products. This is never seen soon after surgery, but gradually accumulates over the months as surgery heals. You could almost write a song about these two: "As the induration goes down,
    The fibrin goes up...."

    Come to think of it, that wouldn't be a very good song. Never mind.


    Pat

    should i worry...
    about the song? I´m freaking out! Is this normal?
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  • longtermsurvivor
    longtermsurvivor CSN Member Posts: 1,842 Member
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    braziliangirl82 said:

    should i worry...
    about the song? I´m freaking out! Is this normal?

    I cant see your tongue
    If you are developing something that you're concerned about, the surgeon needs to see it. My point was your tongue should not be normal yet. It should still be fairly woody and somewhat tender around the scar. On the other hand if you have a mass the size of a golf ball in the incision, it is not normal. The song was just a poor joke. Sorry about that.

    Pat
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