OCF Founder Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts) Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 4,918 Likes: 66 | If it is thrush (Candida) you can scrape the white off with your fingernail, with other things this is not possible. There are a wide variety of things this might be...the advice is good to bring everything to your doctor's attention. If it is Candida, the good news is that with Diflucan over 5 days or so you can clear it up if it is caught early.
Brian, stage 4 oral cancer survivor. OCF Founder and Director. The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant. |