 Senior Patient Advocate Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,311 | Two things you need to ASAP:
1. Stop altogether the use of any tobacco products immediately!!! Throw your can(s) away and never use tobacco again as long as you live. PERIOD, and
2. Calm down. Worrying will not change what it is or is not.
No one here can tell you if it's cancer or not, only a biopsy can do that and let's hope it's not.
Welcome to this site. I moved your intro post to it's own thread but let's hope you don't have to stay here very long.
Please let us know what this biopsy shows.
David
Age 58 at Dx, HPV16+ SCC, Stage IV BOT+2 nodes, non smoker, casual drinker, exercise nut, Cisplatin x 3 & concurrent IMRT x 35,(70 Gy), no surgery, no Peg, Tx at Moffitt over Aug 06. Jun 07, back to riding my bike 100 miles a wk. Now doing 12 Spin classes and 60 outdoor miles per wk. Nov 13 completed Hilly Century ride for Cancer, 104 miles, 1st Place in my age group. Apr 2014 & 15, Spun for 9 straight hrs to raise $$ for YMCA's Livestrong Program. Certified Spin Instructor Jun 2014.
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