The red patch could be any number of things besides oral cancer. The good news is that after taking a steroid for a couple days the patch disappeared. Oral cancerous tumors do not normally come and go.
Keep yourself busy to keep your mind off worrying about "what if". With having 2 young ones that should be fairly easy.

Best wishes and please come back and let us know your results.

PS... Do yourself a favor and stay away from "Dr Google". If you look hard enough even a male will find out they are pregnant when putting in their symptoms.


Christine
SCC 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 smile