Sherrone, welcome to OCF. First...CALM DOWN!!!!! The only way to tell if you have cancer is thru a biopsy. Our saying here is..."Its not cancer til they say it is". When we are scared our mind will play tricks on us and the 'what if's' start to make us worry even more.

While you may see 3 distinct 'nodules', it could be several different things going on. I had 2 completely seperate areas of Stage 1 SCC oral cancer when diagnosed.

We do have a dentist that frequents this forum, Im sure he will give you some info. It is not possible to diagnose someone over the internet, but he can still be very helpful.

Having oral cancer is not the end of the world, that is IF you have it. Ive gone thru this 3x's in 3 years and Im still here to tell about it. Many, many people who have had cancer lead happy, healthy, productive lives. Worrying is a natural reaction of fear from the unknown, but it will not change things. Be logical and dont let your mind run wild with thoughts of dispair. If you have oral cancer, you are young and it sounds like it was found early so you would have an easier time of it than someone say in their 70s who is in poor health. As far as the cause of having cancer, that isnt of importance. The treatment would be the same regardless of if it was caused by HPV or not.

Best of luck with your test and its results.