Stu1980
20-04-09, 12:02
Hi All,
I'm so glad I found this forum! I'm afraid I am guilty of googling and have suffered from Health Anxiety for years whether it be neck lumps, moles, white patches - cancer cancer cancer - we've all been there!! Usually I manage to calm myself down and look at things rationally but this time I am struggling quite a bit so am hoping to have some advice...
About 8 months ago, I swapped mouthwash and was using Listerine instread of my usual one that didn't contain alcohol and didn't burn when you used it. I found Listerine to be really harsh - it made my mouth sting and brought tears to my eyes if I gargles or rinsed for too long. Anyway - after a few weeks overuse (3-4 times a day!!!) I noticed a raised taste bud so I stupidly tried to take it off with a pair of tweezers :blush: - I know - silly boy!!! It bled - no surprises there!! I swapped back to my usual mouthwash and noticed that a white patch had developed at the side of the tongue - it wouldn't scrub off and having googled it, it seemed to be Leukoplakia and was sensitive to hot and spicy foods. I went to the docs who told me it was nothing and it should clear up of its own accord and certainly wasn't any sort of thrush. I then went for my 6-month trip to the dentist who also said it was nothing and that I had just aggrivated my tongue and it needed time to heal.
I went back today as the patch is still there 6-months on. It has faded slightly (bright white one minute and flesh/tongue coloured on some other days) and it about 1 and a bit cm long.
The dentist had a look today and said it is nothing to worry about but as it has been there for over 6-months she is going to refer me to the hospital...
:ohmy: :ohmy: :ohmy: :ohmy: :ohmy: :ohmy: MASS PANIC!!!!!!!
Any sort of waiting like puts me into mass hysteria - my main concern being HIV or mouth cancer. My dentist said it is almost definitely nothing and that any HIV/AIDS symptoms would be very dominant in my mouth - everythwere including the roof of my mouth and that this is only one patch in an otherwise healthy mouth. She also said that HIV that shows in the mouth is usually a sign of severe immunce deficiency - i.e. full blown AIDS!!! I was absolutely beside myself however much she tried to reassure me that everything was fine. My dentist has said that the appointment will take a couple of months to come through and that if she was concerned she would make it as urgent which she hasn't - she has told me not to panic!!
I have googled like an idiot and got myself into a right state. I have been with the same partner for almost 8 years but neither of us ever got tested. I have to say that we are both hardly ever ill. Sure;y if I had AIDS or advanced HIV I would have noticed something by now....
Please help...! Thanks, Stu :weep:
I'm so glad I found this forum! I'm afraid I am guilty of googling and have suffered from Health Anxiety for years whether it be neck lumps, moles, white patches - cancer cancer cancer - we've all been there!! Usually I manage to calm myself down and look at things rationally but this time I am struggling quite a bit so am hoping to have some advice...
About 8 months ago, I swapped mouthwash and was using Listerine instread of my usual one that didn't contain alcohol and didn't burn when you used it. I found Listerine to be really harsh - it made my mouth sting and brought tears to my eyes if I gargles or rinsed for too long. Anyway - after a few weeks overuse (3-4 times a day!!!) I noticed a raised taste bud so I stupidly tried to take it off with a pair of tweezers :blush: - I know - silly boy!!! It bled - no surprises there!! I swapped back to my usual mouthwash and noticed that a white patch had developed at the side of the tongue - it wouldn't scrub off and having googled it, it seemed to be Leukoplakia and was sensitive to hot and spicy foods. I went to the docs who told me it was nothing and it should clear up of its own accord and certainly wasn't any sort of thrush. I then went for my 6-month trip to the dentist who also said it was nothing and that I had just aggrivated my tongue and it needed time to heal.
I went back today as the patch is still there 6-months on. It has faded slightly (bright white one minute and flesh/tongue coloured on some other days) and it about 1 and a bit cm long.
The dentist had a look today and said it is nothing to worry about but as it has been there for over 6-months she is going to refer me to the hospital...
:ohmy: :ohmy: :ohmy: :ohmy: :ohmy: :ohmy: MASS PANIC!!!!!!!
Any sort of waiting like puts me into mass hysteria - my main concern being HIV or mouth cancer. My dentist said it is almost definitely nothing and that any HIV/AIDS symptoms would be very dominant in my mouth - everythwere including the roof of my mouth and that this is only one patch in an otherwise healthy mouth. She also said that HIV that shows in the mouth is usually a sign of severe immunce deficiency - i.e. full blown AIDS!!! I was absolutely beside myself however much she tried to reassure me that everything was fine. My dentist has said that the appointment will take a couple of months to come through and that if she was concerned she would make it as urgent which she hasn't - she has told me not to panic!!
I have googled like an idiot and got myself into a right state. I have been with the same partner for almost 8 years but neither of us ever got tested. I have to say that we are both hardly ever ill. Sure;y if I had AIDS or advanced HIV I would have noticed something by now....
Please help...! Thanks, Stu :weep: