Smokers And Former Smokers Please Read

fmdog44

fmdog44

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Last week I was told by a periodontist there is a white spot on my tongue and he showed me the picture. He said it could be cancerous from my smoking years. I quit 27 years ago. While I get chest x-rays every couple years looking for a start of lung cancer but oral cancer never dawned on me. Well folks, he showed me about 30 pictures of oral cancer. Honestly, if you saw those photos you would take this very seriously. Today I was scheduled for a biopsy on the area of my tongue but the spot has shrunk. He believes the spot was due to my biting my tongue the day before my first visit. So no biopsy today but I have to monitor that area. So, the bottom line to all tobacco users current and former see a dentists once in a while. It could save you life.
 

I hope you're okay, and the spot was nothing serious fmdog. I quit over 30 years ago and I have had a chest xray within the last ten years and things looked okay. I get a dental cleaning once a year, although I really should go every 6 months. They saw a whitish spot on the back of my cheek, and it turned out to be from the Dentyne Hot Cinnamon gum I was chewing a lot of, and favoring that one side. The coating with the heat was irritating my tissues.
 

Once a year my dentist checks my mouth with some type of light thing. I smoked on and off for 30 years. Quit for the last time in 2000. Recently had a chest x-ray. Doc said my lungs looked so good; as if I never smoked.
 
ProsperosDaughter said:
Once a year my dentist checks my mouth with some type of light thing. I smoked on and off for 30 years. Quit for the last time in 2000. Recently had a chest x-ray. Doc said my lungs looked so good; as if I never smoked.
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Our lungs starting self leaning as soon as we stop. The time for our lungs to restore back to normal is 6 years or so I have read. But we re not out of the woods because the elasticity in our lungs is impacted so the next time you see your doctor ask him to check your breathing capacity. All you do is breathe deep and blow in to a hand held box.
 

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