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I have been having severe health issues for over two years.
My dentist found a big red spot on my hard palate. My ENT looked at it and said it wasn't cancer. I talked him into doing a biopsy for my peace of mind. They have been tracking lung nodules, liver spots and swollen nodes for the last two years. However, after two years of scans, no changes and I think I'm in the clear.

The biospy came back normal. So I forgot about it. I looked in my mouth last week and the red spot has doubled in size and now has ulcers.
What could it be. Could it somehow still be cancer, even though the biopsy a few weeks ago was normal.
 
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Hi Marty

Didn't they tell you what the red spot was? Could the healing biopsy site have got infected and ulcerated?

Best wishes
Vinod Coffee


Disclaimer: Please see your own dentist/doctor for a proper diagnosis as my words should not, in any circumstances, be taken as dental/medical advice.

"If you see what is small as it sees itself, and accept what is weak for what strength it has, and use what is dim for the light it gives, then all will go well. This is called Acting Naturally."
Lao-Tsu, Tao Teh King
 
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Marty's update: Red spot, ulcers not going away (in Questions & Answers)


Disclaimer: Please see your own dentist/doctor for a proper diagnosis as my words should not, in any circumstances, be taken as dental/medical advice.

"If you see what is small as it sees itself, and accept what is weak for what strength it has, and use what is dim for the light it gives, then all will go well. This is called Acting Naturally."
Lao-Tsu, Tao Teh King
 
Posts: 3779 | Location: St Luke's Hospital, Bradford and Pinderfields Hospital, Wakefield | Registered: 14 December 2002Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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