hi friends i have fear of oral cancer...
i am new to this community...i am smoking for past three years..... i fear that i have oral cancer.... i have burning sensation in my upper side of mouth around teeth..... and have a small wound in my tounge.... my trout is drying quickly....i have ulcer..... can anyone tell what this is???? i cant sleep for past few days because of this fear.....

please anyone reply me.....

Hi Guru,
No-one can tell you what might be causing these symptoms except a Doctor (and then probably only an ENT specialist with some testing). Go to a Doctor and get an opinion then you can see a specialist, if necessary. Stop worrying until you know you have a problem....And far be it from me to offer gratuitous advice BUT STOP SMOKING!!

Sue

Guru,

Just one more thing! Because most of the members of this board are from the USA you will find that at times it will take a long time to get replies to posts - sometimes 8 to 16 hours. Please be patient, at the moment there are very few members logged in.

Best of Luck

Sue

is these are symptoms of oral cancer????

@Sue G
i reduced smoking for months....i wont smoke anymore.......

Hi Guru,

I'm not a Doctor, so I wouldn't like to say, BUT some of the symptoms may indicate a problem (but not necessarily cancer!!). I have never had (or heard of) some of the symptoms you are describing so please see a Doctor. There may be a simple explanation for what you are going through, and the only way to put your mind at rest is by getting proper medical advice!!

I'm also very glad to hear that you have stopped smoking.

Sue

@Sue G
thank you for the reply.....your reply reduce some fear from me...... thank you ....soon after checking i ll post here......

This is a repeat of a response to your post in another topic. I am going to delete that now you have started your own topic.

Guru, 3 years of smoking typically won't give you oral cancer and the symptoms you describe could be as simple as gum disease, biting your tongue or a rough tooth, or too much salt in your diet.

Rather than freak out by reading all of the horror stories, on the forum, why not make an appointment with an ENT, preferably with cancer experience and rule it out. Get some rest and let us know what happened AFTER you have seen the ENT. We can't diagnose you here. When you come back start your our thread - this could get lost in the original posters topic.

@Gary
This gives me confidence.... Just now got the ENT specialist list.... I am working on their appointment.... Thank you for your support....

hi friends today i consulted ENT specialist .... he said its "hard palate"... and gave some tablets and asked me to come again after 5 days....

can this be cured????

Guru,

You have not provided enough information for any of us to comment. Hard Palate what???? The hard palate is part of your mouth structure....so what is wrong with your hard palate? And please know that we can only guide you to what you need to do...we cannot diagnose what you have.

With more information about what is going on with your hard palate, we can perhaps suggest your next step.

Deb

now i will explain in detail... i am guru 23 yrs old. Started smoking at the age of 18 and left smoking from January 2010.I am ulcer patient. Last month onwards i have burning sensation in my mouth near my upper gums and tongue. When i see in mirror i saw small bulging near my upper gums. I have slight cold for past one month. And i went to ENT specialist .After examining he said nothing is problem to you go and relax, they are due to ulcer. Take ulcer medicine properly. After that i took medicine properly. those burning sensation disappeared now.Its one week since i met ENT specialist last time. Yesterday onwards my left side of throat is getting pain while swallowing. What it could be. I cant hold my fear. My appointment with the specialist is on monday. Should i consult any other specialist immediately or Should i wait for two days to see whether those pain are normal.

cancer SYMPTOMS are not painful...just the treatments to get rid of it.
i would definately share your pains and concerns with the ENT. good luck and i hope ur pains go away soon.

Teresa,

Sometimes H&N cancers aren't painful, but in Bill's case, his pain was what led us to the doctors. I think that lymph involvement is usually not painful, but Bill's base of tongue tumor was very painful....and he has a high threshold.

IOW's everyone is different. Ear pain, for instance is a sign of H&N cancer.

Guru:

Two days will not make or break your diagnosis even if it is something serious. Take a few deep breaths and see what the doctors say on Monday.

Deb