Hello Harry and welcome to our forum, 

It does sound like this persistent mouth ulcer has been bothering you a lot and it's good you've had it looked at and that you have mentioned your issues to your dentist as well. If you are still worried though, do go back to the doctor or perhaps ask to have a second opinion. You can find out more about this here. It does sound like you may be suffering from health anxiety so it would be a good idea to bring this up too with your doctor who will be able to give you some advice to help you control it. One thing that would definitely help would be to try and resist the urge to google symptoms or to look up images on Google. This will only fuel your anxieties and make you feel worse raising even more questions instead of providing the answers you are looking for. 

I hope you get to the bottom of this soon Harryto and that you soon find the reassurance you need at the moment. 

Best wishes, 

Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator

HI lucie, 

Thank you for taking the time to reply to my post. 

I do have health anxiety and I understand its a common thing that happens with a lot of people, even on anxiety medication I can't help but worry still. 

My logic tells me, a nurse, pharmiscist and a dentist have examined me and while cautious have said it doesn't look like anything like cancer, even a online doctor who I sent images to backed this up and said thrush was much more likely. 

It doesn't help my right ear and jaw feel a bit clammy now and ache but I'm starting to think it could be thrush etc as I have been getting occasional headaches too. 

I apologise as I don't wish to focus on  such a bad disease with my worrying and detract from those genuinely suffering, any further advice is appreciated.

Thanks 

Harry

Any ulcers that reacurting get checked , just had surgery for tongue cancer and lymph nodes in neck removed , please get it seen if you are worried xx

Hi Noonie, 

Thanks for your reply. 

I want to see a doctor in person but have been told to wait to see if medication for thrush works at least till Friday. 

I'm tearing my hair out worrying. The ulcer has gone down quite a bit and isn't reacting as much to food, it is still there but getting inflamed as much now. I'm just worried, my neck nodes aren't swollen etc just hoping it's an infection etc. I would be shocked if a doctor and dentist are wrong

Hi

I had an ulcer on the side of my tongue that came back a few times in the same place. I was worried as I have had cancer twice before in my bowel.It was very painful.

As I am now scared everything is cancer, I went to my dentist, she said if I had been anxious or down a little, mouth ulcers are common. She said most mouth cancers are often missed for a while as they don't usually cause pain.

I found rinsing with salt water helped a few times a day.

Please stop googling it sends us all mad and puts ideas into our heads.

Hi Harryto,

Get a second opinion from another doctor if you don’t feel confident in the diagnosis you have had. 

From a tongue cancer survivor 

Thanks for the advice, the ulcer did appear when I was stressed about work experience....

It comes and goes depending on how I eat, its not painful at all. 

Then a week ago I noticed near my tonsils and uvela there are small pink lumps of different sizes, not painful etc again, bit inflamed.

Now my right jaw and not ear but when I grind my teeth sort of hurts. Like it's sinus related. 

My tooth was sensitive too but now isn't. 

I don't smoke or drink really so don't see why I'd be at risk over than bad luck. 

I'm worried if the thrush medication doesn't help which I don't think it has yet will make it obvious it's worst case. 

I'm scared that's all I guess 

I move into uni next Sunday and am meant to call back up Friday if the medication doesn't start to work, and I guess will be referred to a doctor  what symptoms and how long did it take for you to know it was cancer?

I have read survival rates are generally good for oral but I'm just scared

Thanks for the reply. 

The thing is I have a history of health anxiety and cancer and I don't think the surgery will let me see a doctor until its at least been a week, due to this and because they have seen me. 

Worried it will be too late by time they see it if it's something