Hey Kimberly,
My hubby had a sore that resembled an ulcer on his tongue. He waited months before going to a regular family doc, who treated it for about 6 or 8 weeks, and then sent him on to an ENT. The ENT biopsied and referred him to an oral surgeon because it was cancer. His biopsy also took a week before we got the results. Dan's oral surgeon was a very good surgeon, but did not ever say anything about him possibly needing radiation even though the nodes they took were negative. If I could choose again, I would have gotton to a hospital that had a head/neck cancer center instead of staying with the oral surgeon for many months to follow.
Thanks,
Debbie