TuxedoCat
05-07-18, 02:12
So I have been here off/on particularly when my anxiety gets bad. I have been good with CBT for a while and it works. This time it kind of snuck up on me after moving multiple times in a year.
I have this swollen gum right by my upper canine. It bleeds if I go a little rough on it. I had something like this a year ago and had it checked. The dentist just had me wash with saline solution and massage the area for two weeks and it went down. The swelling never fully went away but it wasn’t inflamed with a whiteish patch anymore. I had burned the area severely a good six months before.
Same thing this time. I have a dental appointment next Tuesday but my fear is all over the place. I burned the area like a month or month and a half ago. And even thought to myself “I better not have a freak out about it later”.
Yeah... I have no control.
Now I’m worried it’s cancer. It has been well over a year with no change. Even with it coming back it isn’t any bigger or painful than it was. It only hurts or bleeds if I’m particularly aggressive with my toothbrush. Floss doesn’t seem to bother it and actually bothers other areas more.
I’m 28, never smoked in my life, never had any alcohol, had the HPV vaccine when I was 15. This predates any sexual activity as well.
I waver wildly between I know I’m overreacting and panic. I’m just so worried about it and Tuesday is so far away.
I have this swollen gum right by my upper canine. It bleeds if I go a little rough on it. I had something like this a year ago and had it checked. The dentist just had me wash with saline solution and massage the area for two weeks and it went down. The swelling never fully went away but it wasn’t inflamed with a whiteish patch anymore. I had burned the area severely a good six months before.
Same thing this time. I have a dental appointment next Tuesday but my fear is all over the place. I burned the area like a month or month and a half ago. And even thought to myself “I better not have a freak out about it later”.
Yeah... I have no control.
Now I’m worried it’s cancer. It has been well over a year with no change. Even with it coming back it isn’t any bigger or painful than it was. It only hurts or bleeds if I’m particularly aggressive with my toothbrush. Floss doesn’t seem to bother it and actually bothers other areas more.
I’m 28, never smoked in my life, never had any alcohol, had the HPV vaccine when I was 15. This predates any sexual activity as well.
I waver wildly between I know I’m overreacting and panic. I’m just so worried about it and Tuesday is so far away.