Also I may not have mentioned that next to one of the areas of leukoplakia, there are two tiny and I mean tiny (like the tip of a ballpoint pen) ulcerations. That is what initially got me to go to the dentist and the oral surgeon. They used to hurt and now they don't really. It is sometimes irritated by certain foods and temperature but that's about it. Some days it looks like they are healing and sometimes they don't. The first time I really noticed the pain was at the beginning of February. They aren't really red or white they just sit there. I pointed it out to the oral surgeon at the end of the consult for the biopsy and he noted it but now I am afraid that he won't remove them at the biopsy because they are so small he didn't even see them at first. This is what is really concerning me that it is cancer.
I have been enormously stressed and losing weight since I noticed these and the whole process is putting me into a state of panic. But then I also know that stress can cause canker sores. I just read that someone's doctor told them you can't have a canker sore on your tongue but is that true?
My husband is going through his own health issues and he doesn't like me to worry so when I do he tells me I'll be fine and it doesn't really help me cope. So I've been "lurking" on the board thinking I'll be educating myself. I have learned a lot but I've also managed to scare myself silly. Imagine if they tell me I have cancer! Sorry to rant and rave when I don't even know anything yet. Just needed to get this off my chest. Thanks.