Worried about a mouth lesion

Hi KJoyce 

I'm afraid you can't post photos of body parts here in the Community. None of us can give a medical opinion. I know your worry is real and having to wait for a GP appointment is really stressful. Hold onto the fact that this cancer is really rare and even at referral 90% are not cancer.

I hope it's nothing and fingers crossed

Hi and a warm welcome from me.  Generally you cannot post photos of clinical issues on these forums so that is probably why no photos are showing.  Only a proper review by your GP and a good look by either an oral or ENT surgeon, possibly with some diagnostic test, will give you a true picture of what is going on.  Having said that I do know from personal experience that there are saliva glands in the roof of the mouth that can get blocked and swell up full of liquid.  The other thing to hold onto is that of all the initial referrals to hospital for a suspected head and neck cancer only around less than 10% actually are so there is a high probability that something else is going on.  Stay with us.

Thank you for your reply and the reassuring words! Apologies about the photos! 

Peter, thank you for your reply and a bit of reassurance   What a journey you've had and what a positive, courageous person you are! 

I wish you all the best ️

Good evening KJoyce, its good that you have contacted your doctor, as he can have a look and refer you to see a consultant if he/she is worried. This is why we advise not to look online for symptoms etc as it can all become so misleading. Normally, a consultant will know straight away what they are looking at. I know they say smoking and drinking do not help matters, but there have been lots of people on here who have never smoked or drunk alcohol. Hopefully your Doctor can point you in the right direction. Please let us know how you get on, and we might be able to offer better advice. Good luck and take care.

                                                         Chris x

Thank you Chris. Unfortunately I've noticed further symptoms. I didn't think it could be related but I've had a sore throat for the past few weeks without being sick. And today I've noticed the right side of my neck is slightly swollen (same side as the mouth lesion). 

The GP told me to come back in 2 weeks if nothing changes but surely this is a change for the worse so I'll try to see him Monday. 

Thank you for reading my original post and replying.

Anxiety through the roof. The hardest part is to hide it from my sons

KJoyce said:

The GP told me to come back in 2 weeks if nothing changes but surely this is a change for the worse so I'll try to see him Monday. 

Insist on a fast track referral

Hopefully you don't have cancer but if you do the ball needs to start rolling. I know how frustrating it is. I found my tongue cancer with my finger. You couldn't really see it and neither could my GP but I asked him as a professional curtesy to fast track me and he did.

I'll insist to be referred. Thank you Beesuit.

Good evening KJoyce, hopefully your Dr can see you earlier so it puts your mind at rest, some Drs stick to the rules of waiting two weeks so they can see if anything changes but once you are in the system things will speed up. Sometimes its best to tell your children what you are going through as it should make you feel less anxious as its best not to keep things to yourself, although this depends on the age of your sons . I wish you good luck and a speedy diagnoses , take care. 

                             Chris x

I had an emergency appointment with local dentist who referred me within a week to hospital consultant. My doctor said to see dentist. I am awaiting procedure.