nhelen79
11-11-21, 04:23
How often do you shine a flashlight into your mouth and look at the tongue and inside mouth? That isn’t normal behavior right?
I’ve been trying hard not to do self-check because of anxiety. I just saw my dentist for genetic cleaning 6 weeks ago. I also saw an ENT for some other issue and she also checked inside my mouth. That was 3 weeks ago. I would assume if anything suspicious on my tongue or inside my mouth, they would have the duty to tell me even though it’s not the issue I came to see them for, right? Am I safe for not checking my mouth for lumps?
My next check up for cleaning is 3 months away. I just noticed the top of my tongue is white. I don’t know what to look for but the tongue is ugly looking and so inside of the mouth. I might have to go back to the dentist if this is thrust. Then I started notice the little bumps (hopefully tastebuds) not exactly symmetric on both sides of the tongue. And then anxiety kicked in with all the whatif.
A few years ago when I didn’t have anxiety. There was a period that I didn’t go to the dentist for 3 years and I did fine. I don’t know how I can get back to that mentality of not worrying. 😩
Thanks for reading my rant. My doctor knows my anxiety so she told me don’t do breast exam monthly. Just keep up with my yearly mammogram and if I feel any symptoms, come to see her. She would do the exam for me. That helps me with breast exam. I still don’t know how to overcome the mouth exam thing.
I’ve been trying hard not to do self-check because of anxiety. I just saw my dentist for genetic cleaning 6 weeks ago. I also saw an ENT for some other issue and she also checked inside my mouth. That was 3 weeks ago. I would assume if anything suspicious on my tongue or inside my mouth, they would have the duty to tell me even though it’s not the issue I came to see them for, right? Am I safe for not checking my mouth for lumps?
My next check up for cleaning is 3 months away. I just noticed the top of my tongue is white. I don’t know what to look for but the tongue is ugly looking and so inside of the mouth. I might have to go back to the dentist if this is thrust. Then I started notice the little bumps (hopefully tastebuds) not exactly symmetric on both sides of the tongue. And then anxiety kicked in with all the whatif.
A few years ago when I didn’t have anxiety. There was a period that I didn’t go to the dentist for 3 years and I did fine. I don’t know how I can get back to that mentality of not worrying. 😩
Thanks for reading my rant. My doctor knows my anxiety so she told me don’t do breast exam monthly. Just keep up with my yearly mammogram and if I feel any symptoms, come to see her. She would do the exam for me. That helps me with breast exam. I still don’t know how to overcome the mouth exam thing.