I want to thank the both of you for the response. This whole thing is weird. In mid December I was seen by a GP who advised it was a viral infection. I was placed on steroids and Claritin D. It improved over the next week. Main problem was hoarseness. However, the hoarseness returned once off the medication. Next I saw a ENT Doc who with a mirror checked the voice box. He found swelling and redness but NO lesion. Same conclusion "viral infection". The lesion was found Thursday 2/19 by another ENT doc. This guy was hung up on how tough the insurance company was to deal with. He put me on antibiotics and was going to have me back in 2 weeks. The third ENT who I saw yesterday scoped me on the first visit. He verified the lesion. Seems the first avaliable appointment for the surgical center where the biopsy will be done is March 2. I am going to take your advice and ask that the appointment be moved up. Thanks agin for the response.

Robert