Hi,

I'm 19, but I think I've made a fatal mistake in not having a dental check up for 2 or 3 years...

I have white patches in my mouth - inner cheeks, my tongue is totally white, and one of my tonsils is swollen, and has an indentation near it. My lips have also been peeling, I have swollen glands in my cheeks and also have tinnitus. I never checked for changes in my mouth as I didn't know about oral cancer, and certainly didn't think anything of the sort could strike someone of my age who's never drank or smoked.

I've also been getting short of breath recently, and suffering from acid reflux. No swollen nodes in my neck, but everything else seems so ominous...If it's cancer, it sounds late stage, doesn't it?

Does anyone have any thoughts?