 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | You need to see an ENT who specializes in oral cancer. The rule goes like this.... any sore you have in your mouth for 2 or 3 weeks that has not heeled on its own should be checked by a professional. That means either an oral surgeon or ENT who specializes in oral cancer.
It could be any number of things but without a biopsy its just guesswork. Of course they are giving you their educated guesses but its still only a guess. Get it biopsied and find out what you are dealing with.
Hope its nothing serious! Good luck!!!
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  | 
