 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,671 | Dsing: The way I see it, you have two choices:
1) You could wait a few days and see how your body heals the area in question. Don't poke at it. You might make it worse. OR
2) You could cut down on a LOT of anxiety if you get yourself to an ENT or an oral surgeon who has experience with oral cancer. The sooner you do it, the sooner you can relieve the anxiety you are experiencing.
It could very well be nothing serious, but I don't do anxiety very well, so if it were me I would pick #2. And PLEASE quit the tobacco. Just DO it!
Anne-Marie
CG to son, Paul (age 33, non-smoker) SCC Stage 2, Surgery 9/21/06, 1/6 tongue Rt.side removed, +48 lymph nodes neck. IMRTx28 completed 12/19/06. CT scan 7/8/10 Cancer-free! ("spot" on lung from scar tissue related to Pneumonia.)
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