I think thanks to your site I also am not dying of cancer! Thank you.
My story is I ate some shrimp with their shells on at a ribs place in Harlem and probably one of those little shrimpy feet cut my inner lip. I immediately noticed a swelling and thought as you all it would just dissapear.
Well five weeks later it's still up and runnin' despite lots of brushing, toothpaste and Listerine three times a day.
The stupid dentist said she didn't know what it was, and hadn't seen anything like it in 15 years of her career. She said it certainly wasn't cancer, and sent me to another doctor who I'm seeing on Friday. I told her about Mucoceles and she said "maybe I heard about that in school"...
Question how long do you have to wait before you can eat (and drink!) normally?
I'll tune back here often.
Great to have this place to go...
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My continuing saga.
To help all I'm letting you know my story "blow by blow".
So I just saw an oral surgeon. He said I have a mucocele or "a salivary gland cyst".
He did say that in 2% iof the cases these things turn out to be cancer.
Mr. Moderator, is that true?
In any case that is scary, but I'm being operated on on Monday.
My doctor also said that general anesthesia is too risky for this kind of operation.
I will "tune back in" on Monday with more of my story.
To help all I'm letting you know my story "blow by blow".
So I just saw an oral surgeon. He said I have a mucocele or "a salivary gland cyst".
He did say that in 2% iof the cases these things turn out to be cancer.
Mr. Moderator, is that true?
In any case that is scary, but I'm being operated on on Monday.
My doctor also said that general anesthesia is too risky for this kind of operation.
I will "tune back in" on Monday with more of my story.
I do not know the numbers on the percentage of supposed "mucoceles" that turn out to be cancer. I do know that when I had mine removed, they did do a biopsy, which they said they do "just as a precaution" which implies to me that in rare cases it turns out to be cancer. 2% sounds rare to me!
Thank you for your answer. It is reassuring. Of course I will let you all know how the operation goes on Monday.
The medecines I have for Monday are :
Antibiotic (Spiramycine Metronidazole)
Pain relief (Ibuprofene) and if I really need ita codeine (Efferalgan with Codeine)
plus a mouthwash (Eludril)
Great site I say again it's nice to feel "part of a community" in these moments.
:cool:
The medecines I have for Monday are :
Antibiotic (Spiramycine Metronidazole)
Pain relief (Ibuprofene) and if I really need ita codeine (Efferalgan with Codeine)
plus a mouthwash (Eludril)
Great site I say again it's nice to feel "part of a community" in these moments.
:cool:
I just had the lump removed. Local anesthesia, I didn't really feel anything except maybe a little "pulling" in my mouth. This bump was near the nerve so the oral surgeon did it little by little and carefully.
The cyst is at a laboratory now, I actually took it there myself, and should have an answer in about one week. The surgeon said that mucoceles are usually filled with liquid, but this one was all solid and "atypical". To the naked eye he doesn't think it's cancer, but he said only a laboratory's analysis would be conclusive. He told me not to worry.
So do any of you know anything more about whether mucoceles are usually filled with liquid or not?
In any case my lip is a little numb (still I'm feeling the anesthesia) but the two surgeons's knots are perfect, you hardly see a thing.
Looking forward to your answer.
The cyst is at a laboratory now, I actually took it there myself, and should have an answer in about one week. The surgeon said that mucoceles are usually filled with liquid, but this one was all solid and "atypical". To the naked eye he doesn't think it's cancer, but he said only a laboratory's analysis would be conclusive. He told me not to worry.
So do any of you know anything more about whether mucoceles are usually filled with liquid or not?
In any case my lip is a little numb (still I'm feeling the anesthesia) but the two surgeons's knots are perfect, you hardly see a thing.
Looking forward to your answer.
I just got the results back. Here in France Monday was a "half holiday" and the results only arrived by fax at the end of the day.
I'm not dying. :-)
So I hope my story will help comfort other scared people.
I translated the medical exam document from French, excuse me if there are any (medical) English mistakes :
Microscopic examination the specimens are a cystic formation, whose outer coatings are often abraded. The inner coat is fibrous and host of inflammatory polymorphs, essentially histiocytes but also come lymphocytes and plasmocytes. Some blood vessels were also noted. At a distance one finds glandular globules well differentiated. It is noted there is not sign of malignity.
Conclusion
Historical aspect of a lower lip mucocele without any malignant character.
I'm not dying. :-)
So I hope my story will help comfort other scared people.
I translated the medical exam document from French, excuse me if there are any (medical) English mistakes :
Microscopic examination the specimens are a cystic formation, whose outer coatings are often abraded. The inner coat is fibrous and host of inflammatory polymorphs, essentially histiocytes but also come lymphocytes and plasmocytes. Some blood vessels were also noted. At a distance one finds glandular globules well differentiated. It is noted there is not sign of malignity.
Conclusion
Historical aspect of a lower lip mucocele without any malignant character.
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