Ms.Moon 18 Posted July 14, 2021 My health anxiety is not willing to give me a break. I have a fluid filled lump that comes and goes on the inside of my lower lip. I pack the spot with salt and it usually goes away, I have had it come and go occasionally but now I notice it happening more now. What set me off now with the oral cancer fear is there are two tiny spots they are flat, one is a little yellow the other is fading already but whitish on the gums on either side of the tooth almost opposite that spot. I did pack on the salt in that area last night then flossed in that area and might have bruised the gums but I hate that anxiety does this whispers of cancer arose in my mind. My colon cancer fears have receded and now this is trying to take its place. I don’t know if my allergies cause the lump on my lower lip I couldn’t eat cherries they made my throat itch but now I can and I have been eating a lot of them. The last time I had this happen (the fluid filled lump) I had been eating cherries as well. I do need to go get my teeth cleaned so I can make an appointment at my dentist but with my health anxiety I actually am scared to go to the doctor. I am going to keep an eye on things, pack the lump up with salt and try to go see my dentist. I didn’t listen to sense and stayed away from Dr. Google and I did Google images of oral cancer and while what’s going on in my mouth isn’t what I am seeing oral cancer looks like it doesn’t mean that I am still not worried about it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MARC 431 Posted July 14, 2021 Cancer does not come and go, so it is unlikely that it is cancer. My tongue once had a small weird looking spot on it and when I showed my doctor, he told me it was nothing to be worried about. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ms.Moon 18 Posted July 14, 2021 46 minutes ago, MARC said: Cancer does not come and go, so it is unlikely that it is cancer. My tongue once had a small weird looking spot on it and when I showed my doctor, he told me it was nothing to be worried about. Thank you. I hate these spirals of anxiety. I was doing so well then I run right into it again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bin_tenn 1252 Posted July 15, 2021 Asking your dentist about it at a routine visit is fine, IMO. I agree it sounds benign, but we all know it isn't that straightforward when you're deep in the throes of anxiety. I hope you can find some relief soon, and I hope the dentist can alleviate your fears. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doug97 19 Posted September 9, 2021 Sounds like the sort of thing that would be easy to show the doc. I guarantee he'll tell you it's nothing to worry about - like Marc said, cancer doesn't come and go. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites