Hi, my husband Tim went to dentist just this past Friday to have a weird place on his tongue checked out. I got the shock of my life when he called to say the dentist thinks it is Squamous Cell Carcinoma and was cutting it out on the spot. Dentist removed a 1.25 centimeter tumor and sent off for biopsy. While he stressed we have to wait for biopsy to be sure, he said with my husband’s history of tobacco use and the presentation of it, he feels pretty certain it is cancerous. The next day, Saturday, Tim was in terrible pain and throat felt very tight. Dentist met him at the office and pressed on his throat. Said “I think we are dealing with more than just the tongue” and instructed us to go straight to ER. He had us terrified that the cancer was probably down my husband’s throat and who knows where else. After much waiting and worrying we finally got some good news. They said his CT scan of neck and lymph nodes looked good. But my husband’s pain and difficulty swallowing has only increased since then. Granted he just had a chunk of his tongue cut out 3 days ago, but I am really questioning his dentist at this point. I should probably mention that Tim had this place for 3 months before having it looked at. It did not hurt and he simply kept forgetting about it. When I googled it, I kept running into articles that made it sound like even a month delay in treatment could be fatal. I guess I am hoping for some advice and reassurance from experienced oral cancer patients and caregivers. Also, my husband says there is a foul tasting drainage in his mouth in addition to new areas of discoloration and white spots that have just popped up in the last few days since the tumor was extracted. Anyone else have that happen?