My dentist discovered a smooth, red patch inside my lower lip a few weeks ago at my checkup. He did the brush biopsy and told me it came back suspicious. I am scheduled to see an oral surgeon on Tuesday for a bigger biopsy. The size is 5mm x 9mm and I don't know how long it has been there. I saw the dentist for a checkup in April and he didn't mention it then. I am worried it might be cancer and that it could have been there for 6 months or more. I'm also worried that in the past few days I've noticed a a tail looking piece growing outside the regular shaped border.

I'm even more scared since I read on your website about HPV. I have HPV, but I don't know which strain. I've had irregular pap smears in the past and even surgery to remove dysplasia. I've put it a call to my OB to see which strain I have. Oh, and to make matters worse, I'm 4.5 months pregnant with my third child. I'm 33 years old and have never smoked or drank.

I'm wondering if anyone knows if this is cancer, how quickly does it grow/spread or if it's possible it might be anything else. I'm afraid with the Thanksgiving holiday, it might be two weeks before I hear the results of my biopsy.

Thanks for any thoughts on this,
Kristi