Hi i have just got back from having a tongue biopsy and omg the pain is terrible i feel like my tongue as got a red on poker stuck on it, and i just want to get it off. If i would have known what i know now omg i would have left it a lone. Sorry for venting i,m just sat here crying not knowing which when to turn.

Hi had a tongue biopsy on Wednesday, it has gone green and I feel sick and sore. I take it's a sign off infection? Help x

Ellie, you need to go back to your consultant/gp/casualty asap. 

Hope you feel better soon.

Hello

I had a tongue biopsy last Thurs.. 6 days ago.. site of cut still very swollen and pink.. rest of mouth seems to have settled a bit.. extremely sore.. have only just eaten past couple of days.. rinsing regularly with salt water or antiseptic mouthwash.. putting bonjella on wound..

is the still raised pink part of the wound normal..? 
thank you.

Hi Christine.  Not quite sure what's normal!!  Had biopsy on side of tongue 5 days ago.  Still swollen and find that tongue rubs on bottom teeth so making more pain .  Can't even touch top lip with tongue.  Taking bg paracetamol and cordosyl mouthwash.  Can't clean teeth very well as scared of touching where stitches are.  Hope you're doing ok

Hi Christine.  Not quite sure what's normal!!  Had biopsy on side of tongue 5 days ago.  Still swollen and find that tongue rubs on bottom teeth so making more pain .  Can't even touch top lip with tongue.  Taking bg paracetamol and cordosyl mouthwash.  Can't clean teeth very well as scared of touching where stitches are.  Hope you're doing ok

Hi, 

I had an incisional biopsy on the top of my tongue on Wednesday morning, so this is day 6 of recovery. The swelling has reduced and the pain is very minimal, maybe a 2 out of 10. It's more just uncomfortable and inconvenient feeling the stitches and knowing that something isn't quite right in that area.

What I am struggling with the most is talking and eating. I still can't eat anything other than soup and yoghurt as I'm afraid of irritating the wound while it's still healing or causing it to open. (It already opened once on the day of surgery but it was sealed again). 

Can anyone recommend things that are easy to consume while it's still healing? Or has anyone had similar experiences with difficulty eating?

I know it's still early days since having it but it just feels like it's never going to heal or get any better. So frustrated and hungry.

Thanks

Hi .   My biopsy was on side of tongue so should imagine yours on top, might be a bit more uncomfortable to eat etc .  Apart from soup/yogurt didn't find anything else easy!!!!   Was about day 10 when stitches'disolved.  They literally just disappeared!!!   Yes, was starving most of the time .  Results were benign.   So just hang in there.....

Hi Elizabeth,

I had a toungue biopsy today right in the middle of my tounge the pain is immense now that my local anisthetic has worn off! The pain is under my jaw and goes right around to my ears did you experience this?

Hi Matthew,

I had a biopsy on the 2nd June I struggled with eating and the pain but things are easing. When do you hear about your results did they give you a date you'd get them? 

Hi Vic

I was told about two weeks roughly, maybe a bit more. I am 5 days postexcisional biopsy (side of my tongue) and still having a lot of difficulty speaking. My job requires a lot of speaking/phone calls. Just wondering how long does it take for speech to go back to near normal? 

Hi Michelle,

I had a very swollen tounge for at least a week my speech was back to normal after 10 days,

I've had my results now the lump was on the middle of my tounge it was benign, I hope you feel better soon and hope your results come back ok.

take care Victoria 

I had removal of a lump from inside the front of my tongue 5 days ago. 1 stitch underneath, some inside and 3 on top.  The pain is still there, though less so, but the swelling is not really going down and gets worse at night, keeping me awake. 

I'm struggling with eating too. Even resorted to baby food! 

I underestimated how long I'd be feeling like this and am rather impatient, so just hoping I start to get some improvement soon.

I had a biopsy for suspected lichen planus....sure hoping that is all it is. But until the results are back I am not sure....

I can fully sympathize with your pain.  I had biopsy from my cheek and right side of my tongue. Stitches in both places. Day 3 of recovery now and rather painful to eat still. ...totally underestimated this recovery time!

Sitting wondering 'what if' for about 2 weeks is hard work. 

I'm using salt water mouth wash about 2 times a day...perhaps i should do more? 

Is Difflam ok to use as a mouthwash? I do have some that i used prior to biopsy but wasn't sure if it was ok to use after. 

Soup and yoghurts, rice, pasta, drinks...about all that is manageable atm. 

Hope you feel better soon and trust your recovery is speedy with encouraging results too.

Hi, 

I had surgery on top of tongue towards the tip 4 days ago. I have been left with a bump right on the front edge & it is so sore, a bit like a canker sore/ulcer. Has anyone else experienced that? . It is also rubbing on my front teeth which is making it worse. Thanks for the support. 

Hi Henryb

Yes I had canker sores on my tongue after the biopsy, I kept rinsing and gargling with salt water and they went after a while, painful tho!