 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Mike, it is not unheard of to have a dentist who does not do a thorough oral cancer screening. Sorry to hear you need to wait for a week.
The dentist will do a biopsy for you? Thats alittle unusual. Most dentists will send you to an oral surgeon or an ENT.
Hope you stay busy so you dont worry about this. The anxiety will not do you any good. It wont change the results. Good work on quitting smoking!!!! Its not easy to do, way to go!!!
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  | 
