 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | I understand you are worried and its scary not knowing what is going on and if your sore is serious or not. Seeing a dentist is a waste of time. Its not who you need to see. You should be seeing an ENT. They are the type of specialists you need to get checked by. Make sure you get one who specializes in oral cancer patients and not putting tubes in kids ears. Here is info on biopsies from the main OCF pages. Biopsy/Diagnosis info
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  | 
