I am 22 years old and just before Halloween I found a cold sore like thing in my mouth. My Dr. informed me that it was just an infection and that I would need to stop chewing and take antibotics. The sore never went away so my Dr. sent me to a ear and throat Dr. It is now the 23 of January and that little sore has spread across my mouth and throat. Friday I have some kinda of surgery. I am not sure what happens next? My Dr. didn't even explain it to me I had to take down what he wrote and look it up on the WEB. I read all kinds of information about the cancer HPV18 but I can't say that I understand it all.