Is this a tumor?

Let's just hope it doesn't take three whole weeks to get those lab results back
not sure if my local doctor's office will be that slow...
thanks everyone

You really ought to quit smoking; consider this your wake-up call. 😉

I know how nerve-wracking waiting for biopsy results can be, I've been there twice myself 😉
In my case, both times turned out to be benign 😁

Let us know what they say, and please, no more smoking! Just stay strong

For what it's worth, I haven't touched a cigarette in ten years 🤣 you can do this...

Paul Lewis77 said:They even left out my PhD info on the report...
Right now, the diagnosis just reads
Papilloma labii oris sup et palati
What does that actually mean?

It’s just a papilloma on the upper lip and palate. Nothing to lose sleep over...

What does it actually mean to have the HPV virus?
Honestly, I’d rather deal with cancer than this... at least then I wouldn't be passing it on to anyone else...
Heh, if those bumps had shown up a few months ago, I’d know exactly where I picked it up...
Poor girl, her whole mouth is covered in papillomas now...
Sharing a drink or smoking the same cigarette...
GIVE ME CANCER, JUST NOT A VIRUS

Give me a break—do you even realize what you're talking about? Do you actually have any clue what HPV is?
What glasses? You could have picked up something similar through oral sex whenever you felt like it, but let's not get sidetracked by that right now.

Yeah, I know what I'm talking about...
It’s about this girl, Kuxxi. I kept things strictly platonic because, honestly, I didn't want to deal with any of those sketchy types, and I was worried about catching something from her... so we stayed just friends. But even that friendship ended up being contagious. She turned on me for it and spread it anyway, and given her profession, she really should have known better... some people...
She’s a member here on the forum, but whatever, let her live her life in the shadows...
I don't get how we live in a world where friends turn on you just to vent their own frustrations...
.. but karma always finds a way...

Whatever...

Don't you ever pull a stunt like that on Health & Wellness again. If you do, consider this your final act on this forum.

It’s painfully obvious that you don't have the slightest clue regarding infections, viral mechanics, social dynamics—honestly, nothing at all.
It is truly unfortunate that you feel entitled to self-diagnose, though I suppose it's even more pathetic that you're launching these ridiculous accusations against innocent people just because you've fixated on some delusional, impossible scenario in your own head.
I haven't encountered anything quite this nonsensical in quite some time—and what makes this whole ordeal even worse is your total refusal to listen to any well-meaning advice from people who actually understand the subject matter better than you do. Instead, you just persist in blathering away, even when you are clearly, 100% in the wrong—especially regarding those latest absurdities about the virus.
Since you seem so fond of Googling things, perhaps you should try actually learning something for once!