hey guys thanks for the info i am starting to become obsessive/compulsive myself so from your guys experience does it spread rather quickly? or does it linger for years and then gets worse slowly? also does it get bigger and smaller throughout the day? sorry if i am offending or upseting anyone i just need closure either way

hello everyone just an update i made a apt with a oral surgeon on the 2nd of August and hopefully it will give me closure either way I have been extremly anxious i cannot stop rubbing my tongue across this bump/lesion through out the day i feel at times its soft/softer and times its hard does this sound typical of oc? thanks for help again

hello everyone sorry for these posts i woke up today and the right back side of my jaw feels swollen is there a lymph node located there?

Oral cancers do not come and go, and usually do not change much once a lesion begins to develop except to get bigger, not bigger and smaller as you described. Yes there is a lymph node behind the angle of your mandible, but please remember that the lymph nodes job is to drain out all the toxins and cellular debris that come from everyday infections and more that your immune system is dealing with as a matter of regular daily life. That one of them gets swollen and sore is no big deal. As a matter of fact, cancer related nodes are PAINLESS, hard, and feel fixated in place, and you can't easy push them around like you can with a normal node. Soft nodes are normal and are Good.

Brian thank you soooo much!!! for replying I have been losing it all i do all day is run my tongue across the bump to look for change in size and then the lymph node today i just about lost it! I know you all have your own problems and I greatly appreciate you taking your time out of your day to help me with mine!

Never be sorry for asking or feeling scared. I am and it drives me crazy, it really is normal.
Tone

Sorry you are having to deal with this. I will be keeping you in my prayers that your visit on 8/2 will give you some closure in finding the answers to all your questions and that you will not have oral cancer.

Nancy T

hello everyone i just got back from my apt with the oral surgeon I told him my concerns and expressed to them i am concerned it could be oral cancer they just looked at it under the light with the little mirror and said mandibuler tori and no need for a biopsy he did not even give me a chance or give it a thorough examination....i thought today was going to give me closure but now i dont know what to think 1.this doctor was being lazy and did not want to help me 2.he was a professional and knows what hes doing..do you guys think i should make another apt with a different oral surgeon?

I had a great oral surgeon who spent a lot of time with me. He was not able to figure out what I had (and was the second doctor who said I did not have cancer), but he did send me to an ENT who was able to diagnose me.

If you feel uncomfortable with your doctor and don't think he was professional enough for you, go ahead and make an appointment with a good ENT in your area. You are your own best advocate and doctors are not gods.

A second opinion should help you get some peace of mind. Looks like you still have some misgivings. Having said that, it appears that you got good news today. Let�s hope that continues with a second opinion.

Hi Knine... wonderful news!!! Since you've gotten several opinions and the latest from an oral surgeon who I'm sure is familiar with various issues of the mouth... I hope you can relax and be grateful. Did the oral surgeon say if there is anything they can do for tori if it continues to bother you?

I thought about you several times today and was just delighted to log in and see your results.

HUGS

Dodie