After an agonizing weekend found out that I have mucoepidermoid carcinoma, low grade. The wait for the diagnosis was actually worse than hearing it. The doctor says it's a good news/bad news situation, yes it's cancer but it's minor and doesn't need chemo or radiation, just surgery and prognosis is very good. So next week I go in so the oral surgeon can cut around the site of the tumor and make sure it's "cleaned out completely". Will have to wear some type of retainer thing on my palate for a few weeks until it heals but that doesn't even matter to me at this point considering what some of the alternatives could have been. I am both relieved and optimistic since most of the research had me hoping that if I did have cancer it would be this one. Weird that one would hope for something like that, huh. This site has been a blessing in helping me stay sane for the last few days...I'm grateful to have found it. My thoughts and prayers go out to all of you.