Hi, I'm a 33 y/o F. I'm pretty concerned with a red patch on the side of my tongue. I've been putting off having it looked at for 6 months now. I guess I've always hoped that it would just go away. Well it hasn't and I'm pretty worried now. I finally saw the dentist who brought the oral surgeon over right away. Well I'm having a biopsy done on Wednesday. I've read a lot about white patches on the tongue...can anyone tell me if I should be concerned with a "red" patch? It is not hard or anything but sometimes has small lesions that get quite sore. It's about the size of a quarter. I've also read about a lump in the cheek (which I have) and also swollen lymph nodes (slightly swollen on the same side). I keep telling myself that it is nothing because I am so young and try to stay in great physical shape. If anyone has any thought, I'd really like to hear. Thanks!

misty, good luck to you and i'm praying that you're biopsies are ok. i'm new tonight because my husband went to the dentist today with an abcessed wisdom tooth and came home with the news that he has 3 ugly red patches on his tongue and a "spot" on his xray. he goes for biopsies next week. keep me posted with your news. :

Reenie,
Thank you. I'll let you know about the biopsy and good luck to your husband. I'll be praying for him as well.

Hi Misty and welcome.

You've already done the first thing by getting the biopsy. Unfortunately until then you play the waiting game. We've all been there - done that. It's hard but knowing you have taken the first step should be comforting.

None of us wants to play "doctor" so we wouldn't speculate on "if" this is a cancer. There are many lesions in your mouth that can be benign. Hopefully yours will be too. However, if not, then you know what you are dealing with and can do the research and ask the questions.

Let us know when you get the biospy back - whether it's good or not-so-good - we like hearing good news.

Best wishes.

Cynthia