Welcome to OCF! Im sorry you are having so many issues with your health. If your physician and current ENT refuse to see you then you need to find someone who will. I suggest seeking out an ENT who specializes in treating oral cancer patients. That is NOT to say I think you have OC! That type of doctor is who would be the most experienced in seeing patients who have oral cancer and many other mouth/throat issues that arent serious.

Even though I do not have a medical background, to me it doesnt seem normal to have pus come out after pushing on a spot. If you notice something that doesnt look right in your mouth, leave it alone and get it checked out by a qualified doctor. Oral cancer (OC) does not always have symptoms appear. Often patients report nothing more serious than a scratchy throat or mild ear ache as their only sign that something isnt right. Blood tests do not diagnose OC. Only a biopsy can tell for certain what a spot is.

Im glad you are vowing to avoid using tobacco in all forms. There is NOT a safe kind of tobacco, no matter what the packaging tells you. Tobacco users are playing Russian roulette with their health. Its only a matter of time before there will be some sort of serious health concern. For every person who dies from tobacco related illnesses there are several more who survive and live their lives with permanent health problems.

One thing to keep in mind when seeing a doctor repeatedly about the same issues, they have years of schooling, clinical patient experience and should have a pretty good idea of what something is when they see it. But... doctors are human and everyone makes mistakes. If you see several doctors and they all say basically the same thing, will you still continue looking for someone to diagnose you? Ive seen a few people join our group who have gone to doctor after doctor never believing what they are told even after seeing 7+ doctors. Im NOT telling you this due to not believing what you have going on could be cancer or something serious, Im simply mentioning this in case you end up seeing several doctors and are not given a diagnosis. I hope you can get to the bottom of whatever you have thats going on.

Best wishes with everything!


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