Pickle..I'm proud of you that you didn't let him call the shots. Good for you!! A biopsy is the only way to be sure. My biopsy was done by an oral surgeon and it was covered under my medical insuracne. Hopefully you will have the same luck I did in that aspect. I have found some doctors think they are the best thing since sliced bread and they usually have no bed-side manner.

I really hope this is nothing and you won't need us here for much longer!! But, at least you know where to come for support. As I say in a lot of my posts...the people here have been AMAZING. The support I have found here is so great. I tell my friends and family how fortunate I am to have found this new "family"

I am thinking of you. Can't wait to hear what happens with the oral surgeon. Hopefully you have a better experience.

Suzanne

Suzanne
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T1 SCC on right side of tongue
Age 31...27 when diagnosed
4 partial glossectomies
No chemo or radiation
Biopsy on 2/2/10-Clear
Surgery needed again...no later than April 2011
Loving life and just became a mother on 11/25/10
It's not what we CAN'T do..it's what we CAN do:)