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angsty1992
03-09-14, 05:35
Hello everyone. I have myself all worked up again. A couple months ago i noticed that i had white almost spiderwebby patches on my cheeks. Also appears to be yellowy with tiny red veins scattered through out. They do not cover the whole inside of my cheeks, just more towards the back by my back teeth. I'm 22 and have smoked for two years, switched to vaping a couple months ago...the roof of my mouth also looks white. I'm so terrified its oral cancer. I read a lot on line about Lichen Planus and it sounds like it could be that. I don't know...I'm just scared. I have a dental appointment the 15. I hope to God it's nothing cancerous.

Fishmanpa
03-09-14, 12:24
At 22, even with smoking/vaping, the chances of you having oral cancer, while not totally unheard of, is slim to none. I had oral cancer and what you describe does not present at all like OC. It sound more like a fungal thing.

Good luck and positive thoughts