Cancer Discussions, Cancer Support and Community Connection Forum - November 25th, 2009 - 5 Comments
Does anyone know anything about mouth cancer?
I just had a biopsy in my mouth (the roof of) they fear that it is cancer. I won’t know the results for about 2 weeks. I don’t smoke. I only drink on special occasions, afterall, I can have fun without drinking. Oh, and I don’t hang around with people who smoke. How can a person who does not smoke or drink get cancer. I have heard that people who smoke or drink (and I read it too), are the ones who get it and that is the only way you can get mouth cancer. I just wondered if there are any websites or if anyone else knows how this could happen. Maybe one of you have had an experience with it or know of someone just like me who has. The doctor won’t say much. It is possible that I don’t, but someone else I talked to said their uncle had the same thing as me, but they thought it was just a bone and it turned out to be cancer. I hope you can make sense of my post.
Thank you.
I just want to say you all have great answers!!!! I appreciate the kind words. I am stressed a lot and it is showing. I am snappy with everyone and it is thowing them for a loop; especially because I have always been a very nice person (it is just in my nature) and they have never seen me angry or snappy. I will take your words into my heart and it does make me feel better mentally, but not physically because my mouth still hurts from the large portion they cut out. My anxiety was so bad that my blood pressure went up & someone made me really mad and I was yelling (I normally don’t yell) & a stitch popped out and my mouth swelled up bigger. Well, thanks again.
