I had posted this in another area by mistake please allow me to introduce myself...

Hi everyone,

My name is Chris and I'm a 46 year old male.

I had a small area on the floor of my mouth that was giving me a burning sensation on and off for a few months (that I can recall). I had thought it was an irritation from toothpaste or from my hot sauce addiction:) Anyway, to get to the point I started to get concerned since I used to smoke (20 years or so...quit 3 years ago) so I started researching oral cancer and found this site. After scaring the hell out of myself I made an appointment with my Dentist. He had told me that he has only seen 5 cases in his entire career and was willing to bet it wasn't SCC. To be on the safe side he sent me to an oral surgeon for a biopsy on 10/19. I went for my follow up today and got the bad news:( He seemed pretty optimistic that we found it early but I