Thanks for the clarification. Good job of using your previous experience to make great decisions this time around.

You have some of the warning signs of a base of tongue cancer occurring. For sure these could mean other things, but in a differential diagnosis the first rule of thumb is to rule out the biggest risk item, in this case cancer.

I hope that you do not need us in the future, because of a non-cancer finding. But if you do, this board is full of knowledgeable people that have gone through this before you who are very caring, and will be able to give you a heads up to things to watch for, and work arounds for problems. We all wish you the best possible outcome from your diagnostic visit with the ENT.

Brian, stage 4 oral cancer survivor. OCF Founder and Director. The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.