Originally Posted by
Worrywart84
Just had my appointment at the oral surgeon’s...he was confident that this is not cancer, but is in fact, the autoimmune disorder oral lichen planus. I said I read that that carries an increased risk of cancer and he said that was from a study over 25 years ago and not to put too much stake into that. He gave me a steroid cream to use if this spot hurts me but I told him I am still breastfeeding and likely wouldn’t use it now and he said that’s fine and I could keep it for a rainy day if it ever flares.
Just wanted to update for anyone searching this thread later on.