Hey everyone. Results from the biopsy came back, it's just a cyst.
The official wording of the biopsy was this:

[quote]Gross Description: The specimen consisted of one piece of tan soft tissue, measuring 0.5x0.5.0.3cm. It was bisected and submitted in total for histology

Microscopic Description: Sections show oral mucosa composed of stratified squamous epithelium overly fibrous connective tissue. There is an invagination of surface epithelium into the underlying connective tissue that is partially lined by parakeratinized stratified squamous epithelium, containing some desquamated keratin and surrounded by a wall of lymphoid tissue with germinal centers.

Diagnosis: Tissue from right posterior tongue base: consistent with lymphoepithelial cyst.[/quote]

Sorry about saying "dime sized" in my initial post, guess it was smaller. Hope it's not a bad thing that I posted my full results but I just wanted my situation to be transparent as I said before.

So what's next for me? I'm just going to try to relax for now. I have a follow up appointment in 6 months with the Oral Maxillofacial Surgeon just to see if it grows back.

I also (basically begged) my doctor for a referral to see the best ENT specialist in my city to have a better look at my throat as I can see what appears to be bumps, or papillomas at the back of my throat. My family doctor said it's just cobblestoning of the throat and I shouldn't be worried, but I insisted on the referral. The line is long and I probably won't see this ENT until around May next year as my case is considered low priority with this diagnosis.

Thanks for all your help everyone. If this was stressful to me for the past month and a half I can't imagine what it was like for you all... you all are truly soldiers.

I'll still be poking around these forums every now and then. As always appreciated, let me know what you all think.