I have blistering in my mouth's right cheek.
When it grows big its transparent in colour. and fills with some fluid. my doctor says its nothing serious and gave me some oracort e paste and antibiotics. But after i finished the course of the antibiotics the swelling will still come. The oracort paste does eliminate the swelling. But after about 5-6 hrs..most probably after eating, the blistering comes back again. Should i go back to the doctor again? or are there any signs of oral cancer? Pls give advice Thanks!
Worried
by the way ..this has gone for about a month already.
The fact that this blister fills with a clear liquid makes me believe that it is only a mucocele. The entire lining of your mouth is covered with small pores that secrete moisture into the mouth. It is possible for one or more of these to become plugged and form a clear blister. This has happened to me many times over the years. When the duct clears, usually when the blister ruptures, it usually goes away
Hey Brian..you've been a great help. I feel much more at ease now. At first it was in the inner areas of my mouth but it has since been spreaded to the frontal parts of my inner cheek. The blisters I had weeks ago are gone. But I keep having new blisters coming up. Probably the reason it took so long to heal was maybe cause i tried to destroy the blister myself. I'll leave to burst by itself and hope it clears up soon.
Thanks!
Just remember that while I am knowledgeable about these things, I can't tell you for sure over the Internet that is what you have. So please get it checked out if it continues. Sores that heal and disappear are not characteristic of cancers. Those sores and tissue changes which stay around.....they are the ones to worry about.
I am 17 years old...I know its very rare for oral cancer to occur at this age but i have been a continuous smoker for almost 3 years now. A couple of months ago i started to get a sore throat. It wasnt unbearable...just uncomfortable. Well it still feels soar now in June. I also notice the glands inmy neck were swallen and saor as well and went to the doctor. He said it was just a post nasel drip from allergies and gave me Zyrtec. Well it helped for a while but my throat is still soar and every once in a while i get an ear pain. Ive done the self checking in my mouth and theres no lumps or discolored tissue. Do you think Im in any danger? thanks. P.S. I am also taking various viatamins everyday. Could that help prevent cancer?
-Joe
Get a referral to an ENT if you want piece of mind. And for your own good Quit smoking!!
jeff do you have any good ideas on how to quit smoking. easier said than done even when the oral surgeon is telling you what will happen if you don't. gotta be a way out there to quit. this young man has only been smoking a few years. i have been at it 30 years. those words are too easily said to people with no idea what that means.
Well granted I haven't smoked for 30 years but 26 years of dipping smokeless was enough for me. I used a website called quit smokeless.
http://www.quitsmokeless.org/. This was the only thing that ever worked for me. It's people in the same boat, totally hopelessly addicted to the mass amounts of nicotine in smokeless tabacco. Come on over and we will support your effort to quit the smogs if you really have a desire to quit. I did a quick search of quit smokes and found this similar site.
http://www.quitsmokingsupport.com/intro.htm But I know if you ask at the quit smokeless forum you will receive.
Judy,
Stopping smoking is one of the hardest things I have ever done in my life. I always equate smoking to your best friend. It is there when you are down, when you are angry and when you are happy. My quitting was easy, a week in the hospital for the big C was enough to make me quit. My husband finally kicked the habit after many months of using the patch and gum. He probably stayed with the gum under times of stress for about 6 months. It is hard, but keep on trying. You don't want to walk down the path that I went almost two years ago. Good luck.
Anne.
Judy.........Have you tried the antidepressant zyban to help quit smoking? Also lots of time Universities have Quit Smoking Clinics and I also believe The American Cancer Society may have one. I also read somewhere (I think on this forum, a post maybe) that acupuncture maybe a helpful tool in quitting the smokes. Join a support group or just quit cold turkey. I know, much harder said than done but your life really does depend on it. Perhaps viewing cigerettes as "cancer sticks" or "nails for the coffin" will work. Quitting "the smokes" is hard work, but it can be done and IS done by people everyday! Trust me when I say, you do NOT want to lose your tongue, tosil, hard palate, soft palate, jaw or anything else to cancer. It just isn't worth it and I'm sure there are many many folks on this board who can and will, agree with that! Good luck in kicking the nasty habit/addiction. We'll be here rooting for you all the way!........Sincerely, Donna