Hello everyone, I am new here on the forum! I have lots of questions and am also very worried. Okay let me introduce myself first. I am a young mother of a son of 3 years and married. 2 years ago I had cervical dysplasia due to the HPV virus, so I needed to be operated.

This last past year I have seen several changes in my mouth. (does this has to do with HPV?) I Have seen bumps in the back of my tongue and they have never disappeared. The doctor told me last year that it was swollen papillae. So I did not worry much.

But after a while I felt like my whole mouth was getting heavy and it was very painful on the inside of my cheeks. Also my gums have discolored at the time from healthy light pink to reddish. So the doctor sends me to the dentist. But the dentist told me everything was fine and not to worry.

Now things are getting worse, I have like cold symptoms pain in my throat and it does not go away. Also on my right side of the tongue I have developed little bumps all the way in the back and they hurt too. (tingling feeling or burning)

So I made an appointment with the doctor she tells me that I have allergies first, then she gave me medication and nothing was solved. I still have the same symptoms. I Went back to the doctor and this time she says I have lichen planus. (and I am worried about cancer and she assures me that I do not have oral cancer, but somehow I did not trust her)

SO she sends me to the dermatologist so that he can confirm that I have Lichen Planus. Now the dermatologist tells me another story that I do not have Lichen Planus and sends me to the nose,throat,ear specialist. (don�t know how you call this in one word in English) .. So I ask him could it be cancer? He says it is an possibility. So now I need an Biopsy done of the tongue and gums to confirm all this. Now these symptoms in my mouth are now going very rapidly. From one day to another I have a new symptom. Now my appointment is until 5 January at the nose,throat,ear specialist. But I cannot wait any longer anymore, so I am going to Colombia to do a checkup there. ( I an from the Caribbean) I am so worried that I have oral cancer. But I pray that it is not cancer but something else.

I am just so afraid and need people to talk to at this moment that understands me!