I noticed an ulcer in the back of my throat this past summer when I had a cold and was checking my throat to see if I had any indication of strep throat. When I went to the doctor he too told me I had an ucler, but didn't do anything else to investigate it any further. After seeing three more doctors (all of whom told me not to worry, but to come back if it wasn't gone in two weeks) I finally made an appt with my dentist. He too said it didn't look like anything to worry about (he said his own dad has throat cancer and that this didn't look anything his dads did), so he told me to come back in two weeks if it didn't heal. I was beginning to think I was nuts as I really don't think half the doctors or my dentist actually saw what I was seeing as the dentist even said he noticed the red patch, when in fact, it's white, it is an ucler. Three weeks ago I went to the ER for vomiting blood (I had spit some up a few days before vomiting it)where an endoscopy was done. The biopsies from it came back normal. When I went to the gastroenterologist for the follow up appt and test results, I asked him if he noticed the ucler in my throat and he said no, that he looks further down inside, so he didn't see it either. I was diagnosed with grade II esaphagitis, gastritis and a sliding hiatal hernia, which he said is probably what caused the bleeding. I was given a medicine for this and after taking it for two weeks and still seeing no improvement in the ulcer in my throat, I went back once again to my dentist. this time he said he couldn't see it (I think he only said he could the first time to appease me), so he gave me a mirror to see if I could look in it and then point out to him where it was, which I did. It isn't visible when I stick my tongue out which is probably why he and the doctors never could see what I was talking about. He did see it this time and told me that since I was a previous drinker and smoker that he would call an oral surgeon that same day and put in a referral for me. He told me that he would biopsy it when I go in. He told me that it was probably nothing to worry about, BUT.....that if it is cancer, it would be good to catch it early. Needless to say, I am very upset, at both all the doctors and my dentist who I had seen in the past about it, and at myself for not being more persistent. I am terrified about the biopsy and I'm tired of waiting and worrying. Everything I've read online paints a dismal picture. I've had this ulcer since early July and have fear that if it is cancer, that it's spread since then. I've also had night sweats (both day and night) where I sweat profusely and then get cold chills right afterward. My doctors told me these were signs of menopause. I'm 48 years old, have smoked for over thirty years, and used to drink heavy. I'm also afraid of how they will do the biopsy, as my dentist told me that because of where the ucler is, they may have to put me completely to sleep to get to it. I cannot even swallow a pill and am petrified of the thought of a tube being inserted into my throat. When I was in for vomiting the blood the doctor tried to insert a tube down thru my nose into my stomach to suction out the blood and he said I couldn't have any sedation while doing this. After two tries and my tearing the tube out, they gave up, admitted me and then sedated me the next morning and did the endoscopy. Right now I am so afraid that I almost want to ignore it and pretend it's not even there, as crazy as that sounds. Because if it is cancer, because of the fact that it's been there for five months (and maybe even longer) I'm afraid it's spread and I feel hopeless. So, if anyone out there has something to make me feel more hopeful, please let me know.