Hi Steve and welcome to OCF. Hopefully you will not find a need to stay of these forums.

I agree with David that you should make an appointment with an ENT (ear nose and throat) or you can always start with your dentist but either way, I would make an appointment soon.

Oral cancer displays differently for different people and we are not doctors here so we would not be doing you a service giving you our opinion on your symptoms. The best thing you can do is to see a dentist or ENT. Good luck and I hope you find you do not have a need to come back here.

Suzanne
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T1 SCC on right side of tongue
Age 31...27 when diagnosed
4 partial glossectomies
No chemo or radiation
Biopsy on 2/2/10-Clear
Surgery needed again...no later than April 2011
Loving life and just became a mother on 11/25/10
It's not what we CAN'T do..it's what we CAN do:)