Hello everyone.....:-)) On the 17th the hospital took some of the tissue out of her mouth and sent it away for a biopsy. This is what is says.....

GROSS DESCRIPTION: Mouth Lesion. Submitted are four fragments of off-white tissue appearing ulcerated. The largest fragment is 0.2 cm in greatest dimension and in aggregate, the lesions are 2.5 x 2.5 x 1.0. The specimen is serially sectioned and totally embedded in three blocks.

MICROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION: All of the material consists of an ulcerated and partially necrotic poorly differentiated tumor. In the better preserved areas the tumor cells are epithelioid in appearance with prominent nucleolus in many of the cells, increased mitotic activity and moderate amounts of eosinophilic cytoplasm. Interventing stroma has an osteoid-like appearance but no bone fomation is identified. A poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma is favored over sarcoma. Special stains will be performed, internal consultation obtained and a further report will follow.

I found out today that the CT scan will be on Monday. On Wednesday she is going for the second biopsy. From what my dentist said the report didn't say she had cancer for sure.....is that why they are doing another biopsy? Is there still hope that is might not be cancer? Also, my grandma does not have teeth..:-))

The tumor is on her upper gum. It started with the white in her mouth too. I think the smell is rotting tissue.....this thing has popped twice, once by the hospital and once on its own. The first time there wasn't that much blood. The second time it popped it was filled with blood. I think the hardest part is the waiting and not knowing what is going on.

She has an enlarged heart, arthritis, gout, her breathing doesn't sound so hot either. I think that is from the smoking.

Any information would be helpful. I have been on this site pretty much day and night for the past week. Thank you. Christy