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Harryto
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Hi everyone, my names Harry, I'm 22 :)

First time posting and just wanted some advice, I know no one is a doctor here but thought it might help. 

 

I've had a mouth ulcer over a month now and it's come and gone, what I mean is it shrinks and the morning after discovering it a month a go it went completely. It seems to come back and forth depending what I eat, acidic things are worse. 

 

I went to doctors recently to get some cream for it to use before eating and it helped a little but its still there. 

 

Now I have noticed my uvela and area around it has little lumps around it etc, I saw a nurse this week and they prescribed me thrush medicine, they said there wasn't a group of ulcers together so she didn't seem too worried but said give it a week and come back. 

 

I also saw a dentist today and voiced my concerns, I've had him for years all my life in fact and never had any issues with my teeth or mouth. He couldn't even really detect the ulcer or see it as a concern and when I mentioned the uvela lumps etc he didn't seem concerned at all and said my mouth looked fine. 

 

However I keep getting a sore throat a little and the ulcer isn't going. My mind is going crazy and I'm terrified I have cancer and people are missing things. 

 

I have a habit for anxiety and am on medication, I had a brain mri scare 2 years ago and 2 follow up scans as I showed some symptoms of a brain tumour but bloods and all scans came back clean. 

 

I've never smoked and hardly drink and am young, I know dentists are trained to spot worrying things especially someone who's been at it for over 30 40 years, but I can't get out of my head it's life threatening. 

 

I don't have swollen glands, no bleeding, no images like Google have shown me, the top of my mouth is slightly white but it's not weirdly done like I've seen online. 

I also would think a mouth ulcer to worry about wouldn't go up and down in terms of swelling I'd assume it would stay the same size or just get worse?

 

I apologise for the long message but really would appreciate some advice etc reassurance as I'm going insane :(

 

I'm worried it won't be picked up in time if it is and I'll be diagnosed with it being terminal after a month, sorry if I'm out of touch... 

 

Thanks 

 

Harry

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    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

  • Offline in reply to noonie64

    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

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    Mybdrntist was spot on First max fax consultant wasn’t even interested and told me out right after I asked if was a cancerous lesion , that itvwasnt , it was from a sharp tooth , I had to see principal dentist who tried to get me seen again as an urgent , she got no where in the end inramf myself andcsat in a trauma clinic , was biobsied 2 days later and results a week later of squamous cell carcinoma , my cancer was very small , but looking at the state of me after surgery monday  I’m glad it was  not a big lesion , now have to wait to see if spread tot any other tissue and lymph nodes , if you have a gut feeling please go with it , I did and im

    so pleased I did xx

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  • Offline in reply to Harryto

    Mybdrntist was spot on First max fax consultant wasn’t even interested and told me out right after I asked if was a cancerous lesion , that itvwasnt , it was from a sharp tooth , I had to see principal dentist who tried to get me seen again as an urgent , she got no where in the end inramf myself andcsat in a trauma clinic , was biobsied 2 days later and results a week later of squamous cell carcinoma , my cancer was very small , but looking at the state of me after surgery monday  I’m glad it was  not a big lesion , now have to wait to see if spread tot any other tissue and lymph nodes , if you have a gut feeling please go with it , I did and im

    so pleased I did xx

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  • Offline in reply to noonie64

    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 

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