 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | First, congrats on the negative biopsy!
I suggest you take this to an ENT who specializes in oral cancer patients. The issues the report mentioned dont always turn into cancer, but sometimes they do. An ENT who specializes in oral cancer is most familiar with seeing these other problems on a more regular basis than a family doctor or dentist.
Im not sure what kind of doctor persuaded you against seeing an ENT because ENT's "cut" and then referred you to an oral surgeon? They have it backwards.....just look at the doctors titles....oral SURGEON versus Ear, Nose and Throat specialist. Anyway, whats done is done you cant go back and change the past. At least you have had a biopsy taken and gotten good results.
Best wishes!!!!
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | 
