Hi Beth and a very warm welcome to Cancer Chat, 

I can imagine as a dental nurse you are pretty clued up on all the signs of oral cancer. You seem to have had a few scares recently and I am glad you got the all clear after having treatment for those abnormal cells. It must have been hard too to support your mum through nasopharyngeal cancer. I hope that she is doing ok now. 

That ulcer seems to be causing you a lot of trouble and it's good this is being looked into properly and that you will have a biopsy on Tuesday to determine for sure what it is. It won't be long now until you get all the answers and I am keeping everything crossed for you that it all turns out to be nothing of concern. 

Waiting for biopsy results can be stressful and it may seem like time is dragging on and it can be tempting to try and work out yourself what it might be by looking things up online especially given all the knowledge you already have on the subject but the truth is you will only know for sure what it might be when you have had the biopsy results.

I thought I would share with you these helpful tips to help you cope while waiting for important news. I hope it won't be too long now until you find out more and that you will hear from other members of our community who have had similar investigations before. 

Best wishes, 

Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator

Thank you so much for your kind words and support I appreciate it very much