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#28282 10-08-2006 03:41 AM | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,219 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) |  Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,219 | Hi Angela,
Waiting is a very difficult thing to do and I hope that you have success getting his appointment moved up. Hopefully this will turn out to be nothing, but in either case this is a good opportunity for your husband to stop using tobacco.
Any sores in the mouth that hang around for more than 2 weeks should be checked. A biopsy is the only way you can know for sure if there is cancer present. Many times the oral surgeon will do the biopsy right at the first appointment. If not, it will probably be scheduled rather quickly. Waiting for the results is also difficult, so let him/her know how anxious you are.
Please let us know the results, we will be here for you. Good luck moving the appointment up.
Jerry
Jerry
Retired Dentist, 59 years old at diagnosis. SCC of the left lateral border of the tongue (Stage I). Partial glossectomy and 30 nodes removed, 4/6/05. Nodes all clear. No chemo no radiation 18 year survivor.
"Whatever doesn't kill me, makes me stronger"
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