I have been using smokeless tobaccoo for 9 years, I woke up yesterday, and out of the blue, my left cheek was really sore. I felt my cheek, and there is a lump in my left cheek. I looked in my mouth, and there is no sign of anything wrong on the inside of my cheek such as lesions, swelling, redness, etc, but I can feel the lump in there. I woke up today and the soreness is still there, but it is not nearly as bad. However, the "lump" is still there. Could I just have slept on the left side of my face in an uncomfortable position and created a deep tissue bruise? The soreness has DEFINITELY gone down which is making me think it is just a bruise and I am being a hypochondriac. I am going to make an appointment with a specialist just to be sure, but has anyone ever had something similar to this? I have always been vigilant about checking my mouth for pre cancerous signs, but I have never had anything wrong. Any thoughts at all would be appreciated.
2006-10-22
23:45:17
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