Feel crushed (mouth cancer scare)

So I went to the dentist yesterday. The dentist found a lesion that he suspects could be oral cancer, and has made a referral. I am 31, do smoke (have done for around 10 years) although dont particularly drink heavily. I did notice something similar a year or so ago but I dont think I relooked at it - i feel so stupid.

Now there is so much worry going through my head - i feel so upset. Is this normal?

Is the appointment normally before the 2 weeks they say, or will it take about that? Is it worth me paying a private provider to get the results quicker? Once they have done the biopsy, how long will it be until I hear?

Im so scared more than anything and i feel so pathetic for feeling so scared. 

  • Normal?? OF COURSE it's normal!! Everyone on this site has felt just like you. You are certainly NOT pathetic - just human. Neither are you stupid - I've smoked too much & drunk too much too & have just had a bowel cancer scare - luckily ok. 

    It's sooooooo easy to let your mind go to dark corners where horrid things lurk & the chances are you are just looking at a dark, but empty, corner. Read stories here & you'll soon find you are not alone & that all of us have felt JUST the way you do. You'll get plenty of help & support from people here who have been through it all & come out the other side.

    I'll keep my fingers crossed that all will be well. Oh, and STOP running yourself down - you're being perfectly normal I promise.x

  • Thank you! I am just praying it is nothing! Its going to be a long few weeks! Its only around 1-2cm long and is barely a bump but is raised so just hoping its somehow benign.

  • That's the attitude! It is the waiting I know, so keep as busy as you can doing/normal everyday stuff & the time will pass more quickly. Oh, & one thing I forgot to say was don't go googling stuff - some people do & it makes everything 10 times worse. Focus on good stuff e.g. 9 out of 10 people who get checked for cancer do not have it!! I have that on the good authority of my GP.

    All good wishes.