Hello. I'm posting because I recently found two mysterious bumps in my mouth. The first one is very small, soft to the touch with a reddish tint, on the hard palate. It's hard to see unless you know what you're looking for. I've had it for two weeks. The second one is harder to describe. Right where the tongue meets the soft palate on each side normally (I think) there is a little bump. The bump on th left side is small as usual, but I noticed yesterday that the bump on the other side is over twice as large. There is no pain or discoloration. It's just bigger. I've had trouble looking up info on line because I'm not really sure what that area is called. I've been extremely paranoid about cancer in general over the past few months. In October I noticed a bump on my forehead and a feeling of pressure in tht area. Two doctors have told me it's nothing but a bony protrusion or lipoma and not to be worried, but I'm scared it's some sort of cancer. My second doctor (at my insistance) ordered a CT scan to see if is bone or soft tissue which I got done 2 weeks ago, and I still haven't heard the results! Now I've drawn up this theory in my mind that the bump on my forehead is cancerous and has metastasized to my mouth. Has anyone ever heard of this sort of thing happening or know what the bumps in my mouth might be??? I hope I'm just going mad from paranoia, but it seems odd that I discovered all these strange bumps within the past few months. Also, who should I see about the bumps in m mouth, a GP or a dentist? Thank you so much for your input!
Oh, by the way, I'm a 25 year old female who doesn't smoke (maybe 1 cigarette about every six months or so to make my friends laugh, but that's it) and drinks on weekends. I drank more from when I was 21 to about 23 or so. I've started taking vitamins and drinking green tea regularly over the past year. I have always been healthy aside from TMJ and there's no oral cancer in my family that I know of.

-Sanna

Obviously you know that no one on the web is going to be able to diagnose you long distance from your description of things. Having said that, I would suggest that you visit someone who is versed in oral pathologies. You can start with a dentist or perhaps an oral surgeon. If you live in a large community, or one that has a dental teaching institution, you will find an oral pathologist on staff. They would be my first choice for an opinion. The routes of metastasis are generally through the blood stream and the lymph system, though not exclusively. It would therefore be an unlikely event for something on your fore head to move to your mouth given little in the way of means. After two weeks you should have the radiologist's report on your scan. It may require you to push your doctor some to get the results, as they seem in no hurry to get the information to you. Once that comes in you may have some peace of mind. But in relationship to the bumps in your mouth, the prudent thing would be to have someone take a look. Given your age and lack of tobacco use, you are an unlikely candidate for oral cancer, though it is not impossible.

Thanks Brian. I needed someone to put things into perspective for me. I can't do anything now because it's the weekend and I feel like I'm at the end of my rope with developing all these strange bumps, so it's hard for me to see things clearly. I'm going to call my dentist to make an appointment tomorrow, as well as call my doctor and push for the results of the CT. I really appreciate your input.

Sometimes the waiting is the hardest thing to endure. Just because you cant do anything that seems to be producing some sort of results. It has taken me almost 2 months for someone to tell me that I do have cancer, this was last wed. I still have to wait untill next wed to find out how this is to be treated. sometimes I felt like I was spinning on a tilt awirl and nothing seem to stop it.. so I started a small herb garden, using just pots, on a concret lot behind my aptment. after awhile this 5 pot garden, takes up time that I do not spend thinking about "what next". please try to find something that will give your mind, soul, a deep breath, it will help. I have also taken up coloring in coloring books. it does sound silly, but it helps. I wish you the best of luck.

Thank you Sassy, and I wish you ALL the best. I do try to keep my mind off of things. I'm a singer so I spend a lot of time writing lyrics and trying to learn guitar. The worries are always in the back of my mind though...I went to the dentist today He said it looks like the bump on my palate is an irritation and the bumps in the back of my mouth are probably papillomas. He wants to see me again in 2 weeks for a follow up, and if they haven't changed, he wants to refer me to an oral surgeon to back up his findings. He kept assuring me he doesn't think it's cancer, but now I feel like I'm back to waiting AGAIN. I also got the results of the CT scan on my forehead. It's a soft tissue mass. I'm hoping it's a lipoma. The run in my family. I have to go to the plastic surgeon for that next week. I think if I hadn't gotten both of these things at the same time, I'd be more emotionally stable. Now I keep trying to draw connections between them. Hopefully everything will prove to be benign as the doctors believe...Does anyone know where I can find information on papillomas? Thanx.