Hi. I'm Rod. I'm 46 and was a smoker. I smoked for about 20 years. I actually quit this morning... the same morning that annoying little ulcer under the left side of my tongue was diagnosed as cancer.
So... yeah.
They biopsied it at said that it was in the early stages.
The doctor said we'd meet again in a couple of weeks to discuss the next steps.
He seemed pretty optimistic.
There was no "gloom and doom" in the exam room.
So, here I am.