Welcome to OCF Brett!

Glad you found us, sorry you had to!

Biopsies of the inside of your mouth or on your tongue shouldn't be too bad really. They usually give you a local and take a few small samples to send to pathology, who then analyzes the samples under a microscope and determines if it's cancer or not. As they are the "only" way to confirm cancer, what you should expect are answers really.

Take each step as you have to and try not to let fear and worry overcome you. The survivors on these forums should give you hope that even "if" your biopsy comes back positive (and to be clear there are several other conditions that could be going on in your mouth, not necessarily cancer) it doesn't have to mean it's the end of the world.

As I say often, there is strength in numbers and that's why I always recommend plugging into these forums and the other patients, survivors and caregivers that can relate to what you are going through.

Best of luck, keep pluggin in and keep on keepin on!

Eric