 Administrator, Director of Patient Support Services Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 10,507 Likes: 7 | Welcome to OCF! We will try to help you as best as we are able to. Please understand our group is made up of patients/survivors and caregivers. We do not have medical backgrounds or years of medical schooling, training and experience. That said, by looking at photos unfortunately none of us are qualified to give a diagnosis over the internet.
What you have described could be any number of things, many of them are not serious. The rule of thumb around here goes... If you have a lump, sore or a spot in your mouth that does not resolve itself within 2 or 3 weeks then you need to see a professional. By a professional I mean either an ENT or oral surgeon. Make sure you find one who treats oral cancer patients. They will be best qualified to do and exam and any testing needed to give a diagnosis.
I suggest seeking an ENT or oral surgeon. These doctors take medical insurance, not dental. Most dentists focus primarily on the teeth and ignore the other lumps and bumps. Going to the dentist will probably not get you the answers you need.
Wishing you all the very best with this. Hopefully its nothing serious and its easily fixed. Check back and let us know how you make out.
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  | 
