Anne, thank you! Just curious, did your son have any symptoms to go along with the sore? Its great that hes doing fine, and that you come here to support others!

Oh and i live in the Columbus area! Thanks for the latest posts. Ill check back after the biopsy. I think todays appointment is just the initial screening or whatever, as required by my insurance. Im not sure if the actual procedure is being performed.

Good luck today and push to have the biopsy done ASAP. Take care

Another buckeye here. I agree get the biopsy ASAP. Speed means a lot. As if it nothing, no more worries. If is a problem, you found it as fast a possible. But I'm pulling for nothing.

Go buckeye.

Hockey Dad,
What part of Ohio are you living? I live in NW Ohio and was treated at the North Coast Cancer Campus in Sandusky, which is a branch of the Cleveland
Clinic.

Madison, 30 miles east of Cleveland. The Siedmen center has a campus in Mentor. Its only 12 miles from my home. And it is between home and work. I am not sure if the Clinic has a campus east of the main capus in cleveland.

I am tring to get opinions from both ASAP.

I have my pet scan tomorrow at UH Siedmen. I was asked to get a cd of the pet scan. The cleveland clinic wants a copy. I am not sure how to get this done.

Just tell them when they do it that you need a copy. They should be able to get you the disk pretty easily. The report is what takes a bit. You might want to just get it all together, but see what they say!
Good luck tomorrow!
Kathy

DB7 - To answer your question, my son did have some pain associated with the sore that grew to a lump about the size of a small walnut. The doctor told him the reason there was pain is that the cancer was wrapped around a nerve and that most people do not experience pain with his type of cancer (squamous cell or SCC). Good luck tomorrow and stay in touch with us.

Ok i had my appointment and it went well. He commented on the size of the white patch and said that he agreed that a biopsy needed done. I got it set up for September 18th in the afternoon. He too asked me if i had any other symptoms. Not sure what symptoms i should be watching for. Doing my best not to do the internet searching deal, choosing rather to rely off the information on this site, and from you all. Ill keep you posted.

It's good you have your biopsy set up. Maybe you could see if they would reschedule a little sooner? For me, waiting even one day was excruciatingly stressful. You could ask them to let you know if they have a cancellation and can get you in sooner. If your stress level is high, tell them about that, too. When my son was scheduled for an appointment with the ENT for two weeks away, I was in such an anxious state I could barely talk on the phone. So when my ex-daughter-in-law called to ask how Paul was doing, and I told her, she volunteered to call the doctor to move up the appointment. That was on a Friday and we got the appointment for the following Monday! (She's a good talker) My son was not too happy about his ex-wife being involved but I was happy. When you see the doctor, bring someone with you if you can. THey can help you remember what the doctor said and ask questions of their own. Make a list of your questions. I've even faxed the doctor my questions a had of time so they could be ready with answers in case they have to look them up.