Biopsied white patches on tongue, post head & neck cancer

Hi mum of muggles

Sorry you’ve found yourself back on here just wanted to say hi. Can’t help with the biopsy sorry but remember they are checking to rule out as much as rule in. Please pop back on when you’ve hit his results and  sending positive hugs your way. Bet you are glad the 4 children are back at school. 
hugs Hazel x

Hi, Mumofmuggles I had and still do have a white patch on the inside of my cheek on each side, they did a biopsy on one side, in January 2020,  which fortunately came back as nothing. Hopefully this is the case with your husband. All the best.

Regards Ray.

Thankyou Hazel - yes, it's nice that the house is a bit quieter - child number 4 returns to school tomorrow! We got a puppy before Christmas though, so it's still a busy house!! 

Thankyou so much for sharing your reassuring experience Ray. At least we will know a week earlier either way I guess! 

Nat 

Hi Nat. Sorry you’ve had to come back. 
Was your husbands cancer HPV positive? 
I had a biopsy of a PET/CT hotspot after treatment which was negative so that’s not quite the same. 
I’m sure they are simply making sure. I wouldn’t read anything into the moved appointment. It might just be that the result is available to the MDT earlier. 
Like Ray I have lesions in my mouth that were caused by the RT. Namely Lichenoid patches and telangectasia. None of it is malignant. 
Best of luck and let us know how you get on. 

Hi Nat

You will have your hands full our daughter got a border collie a week before Christmas .he is  defiantly harder work than the grandson was ! Everythjng x for results .

Hazel  

Hi, I had a white patch on my tongue January 2020. I had a biopsy which came back as dysplasia, mild to moderate. I wase given the option of watch & wait or excision. I opted for excision which I think was the right decision for me. 

Hope this helps.

Wendy

Hi, i'm nearly at the 5 year mark from Base of Tonge cancer and a couple of months ago while at a routine dental appointment, it was noticed that i had a white patch on the inside of my cheek, my young dentist ask for a second opinion from another dentist at the practice, they both agreed due to my history to refer me to the hospital dentist. The hospital dentist was not sure, and once again based on my history decided to schedule me for a biopsy. After a few sleepless nights the results finally came as all clear and was blamed on my dentures/ teeth rubbing on my cheek, creating hard skin on my inner cheek. 

Thanks for your reply Dani, he was HPV negative, which the oncologist was surprised about.

Thanks Rusty. Hubby thinks he sometimes bites this area (he certainly catches his cheek a lot!), so we are hopeful that it may be the same as in your case. Not too long to wait now, either way. It's his birthday on Monday, so we are going to make the most of this weekend, with another family lockdown party.