 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Welcome to OCF! Sorry you have something wrong in your mouth that you are concerned about.
Any sore that has been there for 2 weeks or longer needs to be checked by a professional. I suggest finding an ENT who specializes in oral cancer (OC) or and oral surgeon who also deals with OC. The doc can do a biopsy and send it to a lab to find out what that patch is. Only a biopsy can confirm if it is cancerous.
As far as smoking goes, it looks like you wrote you smoked. I hope you have quit and remain smoke free. There are all kinds of chemical additives in tobacco which can cause delicate mouth tissues to become irritated.
Best wishes!!!
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  | 
