 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Welcome to OCF.
It could be something very simple that is irritating your gum. Or it could be serious. Only way to tell is to go get it checked out. Its not possible to diagnose online. Without insurance, I dont know what to tell you to do. A sore in your mouth that has been there longer than 2 weeks needs to be checked. If necessary, a biopsy would be done by an oral surgeon or sometimes dentists and ENTs do them too. The only way to confirm oral cancer is a biopsy.
Please try to get this looked at as soon as possible. If and Im saying IF it turns out to be something serious, early detection is the key to surviving.
ChristineSCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44 2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07 -65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr Clear PET 1/08 4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I surg 4/16/08 clr marg 215 HBO dives 3/09 teeth out, trismus 7/2/09 recur, Stg IV 8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy 3wks medicly inducd coma 2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit PICC line IV antibx 8 mo 10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg OC 3x in 3 years very happy to be alive  | 
