I visited the doctor again on wednesday. The kidneys are OK, slightly off but no real problems. The liver is improving but there is still some way to go. The steroid dose was lowered to 10mg with the aim to get me off the steroid.
I had my tongue surgery on Friday. I was given some sedation but remained conscious throughout the procedure, at least I think I was although some details are a bit hazy. They put a surgical cloth over my face with a hole for my mouth. I presume it had a dual purpose, to protect me from the sight of the surgeons tools and to keep any splatter etc off my face. I then had to hold my tongue out while they put some local anaesthetic into it. The surgeon then cut out the thing. It all took about ten minutes. I did not feel a thing, not even the local anaesthetic going in, which was a relief. So now I am waiting for the biopsy results in a week or two. The tongue was a bit sore on the first day. It is now Sunday and it feels fine with only a small amount of pain. I think there are four stitches in my tongue. Click on the photos below for a super-sized view of the organ.
Before surgery - fancy a snog?
After surgery - tasty!