David- I am being treated through the Baptist Hospital system in Jacksonville, FL. I had thought about Shands Jacksonville but have been told it is hard to get in without an actual diagnosis, although maybe thyroid cancer and a mouth lesion would suffice.
I had been thinking that if the mouth lesion is cancer, and esp. if it has metastasized to the lymph node, I might look into Moffitt CC in Tampa for any surgery needed beyond the bx. My mother has even offered to help send me to Anderson CC in TX but I don't know that one is any better than the other, and at this point I am really concentrating more on the dx. Thanks for your input Patty-- I totally see your point!! I don't want to be wasting a bunch of time while the MDs decide what/how to approach things!!