 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Welcome to OCF beachcomber! Sorry you are going thru the waiting game. Hope its not anything serious!!! Im glad you are on the ball and gotten the biopsy right away. It could be all kinds of things besides cancer. Its only a teeny tiny speck they take which in my opinion the shots hurt more than the cutting does.
From the tone I have perceived in your post, you know the smoking and drinking isnt a good thing. Im a former smoker and I am now disfigured due to my habit. The things I have gone thru I wouldnt wish on my worst enemy. Please do yourself a HUGE favor and try to get rid of the cigs. I would be happy to share my photos and some stories with you if it will help you to quit.
Best wishes with the results and please keep us posted.
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  | 
