Home from ENT Oncol physician visit.Thinking I received a thourough exam, (little scop in office, an abnormality where the CT upon visual exam only looked to Physician to be out of symetry.He could not see with this view and wants to do a scope and Biopsy later this week or early next week if my HMO insurance speedily authorizes.

Also ENT specialist wants me to be seen first by UCI Internal Med for further work ups and clearance for Gen anest. to do the ENT biopsy,the ENT is also not sure why my mastiod (lft.ear area is hard and somewhat swollen) then a work up by the Breast surgeon to have him biopsy a suspicious area. Being my CEA levels are high, my medical history and a couple of serious exposures to plutonium accidents along my past living near uranium tailings for a long period, there is clear reason for further evals. From what I have read on these boards seems that Oral Cancer is the worst to deal with. So I will be praying cancer is not lurking in that oropharngeal mass seen on the CT. From what I have witnessed in the hospital and clinical settings having a cancer anywhere is not a good hand to be delt either... The ENT seemed concerned that the CEA was so high. Seems I will be spending some outpatient time at UCI this week. My luck of late will be that the biopsies will be done on Thanksgiiving...oh well, my sons will love the opportunity to make a mess in the kitchen, and love less that they will have to clean it all up after...:-)
Thank you again for all the suport and encouragement.