...and it was a big sucker. Mine was of the bluish hue variety on my lower lip, and I had it for months. I kept doing the poke and drain thing, which was totally useless since within a couple days, it would always come back. It would provide temporary relief, however. The first time I did it, I was convinced that I had cured myself.....only to find that it came back within a week.
Anyway, the ENT doc showed it to me - it was about the size of an almond, and he managed to get it out without rupturing it, I think, since it looked puffy. He called it large, and I think I have either 7 or 8 dissolvable stitches that extend vertically from the point where my lips come together, downward on the inside (I think he also excised the salivary gland).
My concerns going into the procedure were asymmetry, external scarring, and permanent numbness. I think the symmetry is going to be ok, although right now, I'm way too swollen to be able to say for sure. I think the external scarring is going to be none to minimal since the cut seems to stop right about where my lips come together....so it has stayed mostly on the wet side or right on the line between wet and dry. Regarding the numbness, there's an area on the outside of my lip about the size of a dime that still feels pretty numb. It's on the most swollen part of my lip. I'm hopeful that this will go away in time - it's only been a day since the surgery. Oddly, the only numbness is on the outside of my lip where there are no visible cuts. I seem to have full sensation along the actually cut line on the inside (which is about 1.5 inches long and vertical).
I read that the incidence of lip mucoceles is like 3 in 1000, and most people have never even heard of a mucocele. Lucky us!!!!! We should all buy lottery tickets, huh?!?
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Im sure your symmetry will be fine. I mean, I could TELL my lip was warped and smaller than the normal side immediately. Even with it supposedly "puffy" it was much smaller than the normal half. So, if your lip looks larger than it normaly is on that side than youre probably in good shape.
BTW, did your doctor tell you that poking and draining the thing makes them larger and would eventualy cause you to have to have more of your tissue removed? I really want to hear if that is true at all because I cant find any evidence.
Your numb spot sounds like mine. Its weird that the outside is numb but the cut is actually still sensitive. Mines been numb now nearly 3 weeks but Im not even really worried about it because everyone says it will come back (including doctors I actually trust).
Sounds like you had a relatively good experiance. =)
BTW, did your doctor tell you that poking and draining the thing makes them larger and would eventualy cause you to have to have more of your tissue removed? I really want to hear if that is true at all because I cant find any evidence.
Your numb spot sounds like mine. Its weird that the outside is numb but the cut is actually still sensitive. Mines been numb now nearly 3 weeks but Im not even really worried about it because everyone says it will come back (including doctors I actually trust).
Sounds like you had a relatively good experiance. =)
Hey there Ackhelp, I have big lips by nature to begin with, which probably helped me with the symmetry issue, although I also think my surgeon was careful, and he showed me what he removed, and it was definitely a foreign looking, non-fleshy, white lumpy sack thing. So, I think the vast majority of my lip remained.
Let's see....53 hours, and I'm still puffy but maybe a tad bit less so. It still hurts but not horribly....ibuprofin has been sufficient, and half the time, I forget to take it. I take it only when if my lip feels particularly painful/uncomfortable/itchy.
Thanks for the info on the numb spot going away....I certainly hope it will go away....I was reading that the nerves come back, but they grow really slowly....and it can take 6 mos or even a year. But, I think sometimes they don't entirely come back, as a couple people who are 1 year+ from surgery have commented in this forum.
I'm actually happy to feel it hurting because it means at least some of my nerves are working. So, bring on the pain! :-)
Ahh...editing because I forgot to answer your question - no, the doc didn't tell me that fussing with it caused it to get bigger, but I personally suspect that it did.
Let's see....53 hours, and I'm still puffy but maybe a tad bit less so. It still hurts but not horribly....ibuprofin has been sufficient, and half the time, I forget to take it. I take it only when if my lip feels particularly painful/uncomfortable/itchy.
Thanks for the info on the numb spot going away....I certainly hope it will go away....I was reading that the nerves come back, but they grow really slowly....and it can take 6 mos or even a year. But, I think sometimes they don't entirely come back, as a couple people who are 1 year+ from surgery have commented in this forum.
I'm actually happy to feel it hurting because it means at least some of my nerves are working. So, bring on the pain! :-)
Ahh...editing because I forgot to answer your question - no, the doc didn't tell me that fussing with it caused it to get bigger, but I personally suspect that it did.
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