[quote=Susan2992]While you may have some symptoms of oral cancer, chances are slim that it is. You are relatively young and stress and other things can cause the symptoms you are experiencing. We do advice to have any non-healing sore in your mouth to be checked out by a medical professional, so making an appointment with an experienced ENT is the first step.

Good luck and try to stay calm! [/quote]

Yes i am trying my best to be calm but everyday that i wake up and observe the sore not healing my mind goes into a dark place and all i feel is dread.

Although im fairly young i do know that oc among people my age is not uncommon. I did smoke in my late teens/early 20s but havent since then. I rarely drink, maybe once a year.

I just want the biopsy done as soon as possible. Ive never had a biopsy done before can you tell me what it all entails and how much pain is involved?