CancerCompass message board discussion started by Kevin1275 on 5/8/2008 http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,23853,0.htm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ I'm a 33 year old Male. I've had this ulser on my tongue for over 2 months now. I first thought it was a canker it was hurting when i ate salty foods ect. but i've never had one before. After 3 weeks i called my Dentist to have him look at it. He saw my Ulser at the 4 week mark and told me that if it wasn't getting any better in three weeks to call an oral surgeon and he gave me a refferal. over the next several weeks i noticed it less because it stop'd hurting as much. Also some days the area would look just a bit red and others it would have a white look to part of it. (like the skin lifted up in that area) I saw the oral sergeon and he told me that it most likely isn't a canker because they don't last that long. He has sceduled me to have a piece of the area cut off to be anylized. One of my worries is that it might be cancer but i'm not a smoker or drink all that much. I feel like i don't fit any of the risk factors for it. When i feel my tongue i feel no lumps and when i touch the ulser its smooth. the best way to describe the pain is when you burn your mouth on hot pizza cheese and 1 to 2 days later its still irritated. I took a picture to show a nurse friend of mine and here it is. It was taken at the 4 week point of the ulser. this is when it hurt the most. today 6 weeks later It doesn't look as bright red and the white spot comes and goes. One day the white spot is there then the next its smaller or gone. Note: I have Geographic Tongue (i think the white line above the ulser is due to that condition and not part of the ulser?) http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d22/Gurik/Tonguecanker.jpg Thanx for your help in advance! Kevin1275 Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT My recommendation is to check with Head & Neck suergon or ENT speciailst immidiately. You must do a biopsy. If it or not malignent it would have be taken out any way. My husband had almost similar case, unfortunately it was malignent. However, a very good doctor has taken it all out and he is recovering very well now. I strongly advice you to take aggeressive action.   VINANJULI Thu, 29 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT