DESPERATE to remove, but broke :(
Hello friends, my name is Richard (19) and I have been suffering from a mucocele on the left side of my bottom lip for 4 months now. I believe it was caused by my negligence and lack of patience and changing my lip ring several times during its healing process. Although it had appeared 3 months prior to getting my lip pierced, it has to be the reason why i got it. I am desperately looking for a cure/treatment to help me get rid of this cyst on my face. I have tried listerine washes, sea salt washes, evening primrose oil, castor oil, ice, brushing my teeth excessively and draining it.My skin has almost fully healed from my attempts to draining it 3 weeks ago, and have since stopped because have realized draining it only helps temporarily. My current treatment regiment is taking 5 tablets of Boiron's Silicea 200ck tablets 3 times a day, along with brushing my teeth with Biotene toothpaste and Biotene Mouthwash after every meal and drinking about 4 water bottles a day. After reading about taking silicea (homeopathic healing) and how Biotene products have worked wonders on people, I was very eager to try it out thinking there still was hope for me. But still nothing.. My situation is making it worse for my mucocele because, i am currently living paycheck to paycheck, have no medical/dental insurance and can't even afford to get a check up appointment at the dentists.
I have never realized how self conscious i was until i had developed this mucocele. I have become somewhat anti-social and you can even say depressed, because of this thing on my face. Now starting the spring semester in college, the last thing i wanna be is some anit-social weirdo because that is not who I am. I am the outgoing funny guy that loves to party as much as the next guy. My mucocele is noticeable from 10ft away and fluctuates in size during the day. This mucocele is only building my stress more, especially after reading several articles,blogs,stories and facts telling me that surgery may be my only hope despite the fact that it may return. I want to try cortisone shots or surgery but can't afford it. I read that if not treated quickly then it may become permanent and am afraid that may be the case for me. PLEASE. If anybody knows of anything else I can do that produces better results than all of the stuff i have already tried PLEASE don't hesitate to spread knowledge. ANYTHING that is effective and cheap, for my budget is almost invisible now. I have become desperate and am simply asking for only one thing in life right now and thats to get rid of this mucocele. Thank you so much for your time and understanding.
Hello Richard:
I know how you feel. I was really stressed out about my mucocele. I worried about it all the time. While the home treatments worked for me (evening primrose oil), you might need to try something else. I guess not all the home treatments work for everyone the same.
I understand that you want to find an inexpensive method to help you get rid of your mucocele. 1st question, how long did you try the home treatments? It is a possibility that they could work for you, but you have to give them time. 2nd, did you burst it often on purpose? I personally think bursting them on purpose only makes them worse because the scar tissue gets deeper, although, sometimes you can't help it when they burst on their own. 3rd, if it is surgery you need, try your local health department. Sometimes, they have a dental office in the health department. I currently work at a health department and I have worked for a different health department in the past. Both departments had a dental office in them. The treatment that you get from the health department dental office is affordable and won't break your pockets. Sometimes, you might be able to get free services.
I really hope this info helps you and I hope you get rid of that pesky mucocele! I know its hard, but try not to stress about it so much. Find something to try to take your mind off of it...even if for a little while! I think you'll do fine in your spring semester in college! You'll go back to being that outgoing guy u know u are! Good luck and let us know what happens!
~~RGL
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Hello 'Rgl' ! I greatly appreciate your advice and input. At least you understand where I'm coming from. To answer your questions:
1.I have been trying home treatments since early november. For about 2 months i stuck with the daily listerine and warm sea salt washes.Then draining it. Big mistake..For i think it has actually gotten deeper.. Eventually finding more info on the topic i began with the EP oil then about 3 weeks ago purchasing Silicea and brushing my teeth after and before meals. N now im taking 5 tablets of Boiron's Silicea 200ck tablets 3 times a day, along with brushing my teeth with Biotene toothpaste and Biotene Mouthwash after every meal and drinking about 4 water bottles a day.
2.And yes at first I did burst it on purpose to drain it. It worked for a little while but eventually went back to the same size if not got bigger than usual. Then from late Nov. to early Jan. it would drain by itself. But have yet to do it since. You can barely see the initial hole from where it drained now, but still is visible.
3.And i
will check up on my health department to see if there is a dental
office, but again can't rely on it because i won't be able to afford
anything above $80. I called a local catholic dental office yesterday
that offers cheap dental prices, only to find out that a check up
appointment costs roughly $85. It was quite upsetting. I am very
interested in purchasing Kenalog Cream, for its active ingredient
(Triamcinolone) specifically treats cysts, and found out that i can buy
it without a prescription. However, even that will cost me about $120,
and in order for me to make such an investment it will take me a good
month of saving my money.. (Sigh).. the thought of waiting another
month for a little hope is devastating... For I believe it will only
make my mucocele more cozy in my mouth.
I appreciate everything 'RGL,' but this mucocele is so noticeable
that it is the main thing on my mind ryt now. The stress this mucocele
gives me is simply just adding up.I actually do meditate on a daily
basis, emphasizing and focusing my mind on my lip to heal it, but the
relief it gives me is only temporary as well. I can only dream of
waking up in the morning and seeing a clean and kissable face now.
Thank you very very much and I hope to hear from you soon.
Hey Richard:
You poor thing! It seems that you have been trying everything in the book to get rid of that pesky mucocele! It also seems that you have been trying for a while too. As for the health department, I cannot be positive, but I think you might be able to get dental services for under $80. I can't be sure because the health department I work at mostly sees children and pregnant moms. Also, you said that you are a college student right? Does your school have a dental school?? If not, try to find a college near you that has a dental school. The Drs that work in there already have degrees. I reside in Michigan and my friend is going to the University of Michigan to get an exam. She does not have dental insurance and I think they told her $50. I'm not sure what your local university will tell you about the price to look at your mucocele, but at least it is worth a try.
I know you might be at your witts end with home treatment, but try a lemon wedge. In my search to get rid of my mucocele, I read somewhere that sucking on a small piece of lemon was supposed to help draw up the mucocele. Just cut a piece big enough to fit over the mucocele, place it there and suck on that puppy for a while. I would suck on a piece of lemon after dinner or while I got ready for bed and spit it out before I went to sleep. Now, it didn't work for me but it is possible that it may work for you.
Also, do you eat a lot of spicy foods? Try to avoid them till u get your mucocele cleared up. I can say that when I had my mucocele, and whenever I ate spicy foods, It would irritate the heck outta my mucocele and make it bigger. Also, kinda take it easy on chips and stuff. I am a salsa freak so I eat a lot of salsa and chips. I think I may have poked my mouth with the pointy end of the chips, which in turn irritated my mucocele more.
I hope this helps you! You'll get rid of that mucocele yet! Good luck and keep us posted on what happens!
~~RGL
www.release-stress-now.com <---pass the word!
