There's nothing you can do to get rid of it yourself. Sometimes they go on their own otherwise if you want rid of it you'll have to have the surgery. The surgery is not so bad. Good luck.
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Ann, GB
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Re: mucocele
August 25, 2008 by ann0
That sounds scary. I'd be sure to get it checked out well if I were you. I've never heard of anyone here having one in their throat before. Good luck.
Re: Mucocele...problem for musicians
July 26, 2008 by ann0
I would think that playing the trumpet would burst it anyway. And if he played every day then it wouldn't have time to grow back. He doesn't have to pussy foot around it, treat it roughly and it will be fine.
Re: Can a mucocele go away by itself?
July 19, 2008 by ann0
I'd say that if it's going to go away it does so in the first few weeks. If you've still got it after a couple of months then it isn't going anywhere. As long as you've had it diagnosed properly and it is a mucocele then it's your choice whether to get it removed or just leave it be.
Re: Recurring mucoceles after surgery?
July 19, 2008 by ann0
It is quite common for another to appear. I had one removed and now have another but it's much smaller so I have just left it. If I were you I'd burst the mucocele and put of having it removoed till after the holiday. I certainly wouldn't want to go away just a few days after surgery.
Re: Help...Need advice from experienced Mucocele people!!!
June 29, 2008 by ann0
Looks like a mucocele to me.
Re: I had my mucocele removed today..
May 18, 2008 by ann0
I'm sorry nobody replied to your email. I guess by now you're over it as it's been ten days since your surgery. How you doing?
Re: How did you get your Mucocele?
April 25, 2008 by ann0
There aren't any tests your doctor can do to identify it unless they remove it and send it to the path lab. It just needs someone who knows what they're doing to look at it and say what it is. If it's a mucocele you can then get it removed or leave it alone just as you like.
Re: Mucocele Puncture: Dance Music Video
April 25, 2008 by ann0
haha.. be interesting to know if it comes back.
Re: Black growth re-appearing on the inner lining of my cheek
April 25, 2008 by ann0
Bllod blisters look black but did you get it checked out. What was it?
Re: great site
April 12, 2008 by ann0
LOL.. tell her to learn to play the piano.. it's easier on the mouth!
Re: Halls...Yes, Halls...
March 24, 2008 by ann0
Shame. Getting it cut out isn't too big a deal. Good luck.
Re: Maybe MC, maybe not
March 21, 2008 by ann0
I should get a diagnosis first before just leaving it. It could be something different.
Re: Got One!
March 13, 2008 by ann0
You don't need to get it removed if you don't want to but it's a good idea to get it properly diagnosed first just in case.
Re: Does This Look Like A Mucocele?
March 8, 2008 by ann0
Great. It's good to hear what happens to people. Many don't come back.
Hello all. My story and question about numbness
March 5, 2008 by ann0
Before my mucocele appeared I'd had surgery on the inside of my lower lip whereby tissue was taken to use a graft elsewhere. So it was long, wide and deep. There was a numb patch there for a very long time, years, but it has eventually gone. I would expect a mucocele op to recover much more quickly.
Re: Does This Look Like A Mucocele?
March 5, 2008 by ann0
It could just be a sore. I had something like that caused by a rough tooth. They say with lumps and bumps, that if the hang around for 2 weeks you should get it checked out.
Re: just had mine removed! I have a question about stitches though....
March 1, 2008 by ann0
That's not right. The stitches should not fall out until the wound is healed enough to cope on its own. After such a short time the would will still be open. I'd call and get it checked out.
Re: Third Mucocele
March 1, 2008 by ann0
Anything is possible but for me it hasn't gone away. My mucocele arose because I had tissue taken from inside my lower lip to use as a graft elsewhere. A while later the scar healed and a mucocele formed. I had it removed 2 and a half years ago only for another smaller one to appear. This one is high up and visible and I was to have it removed when other events overtook it and I had to postpone it. So I'm still living with it and it's got no better in all that time.
Re: Using Listerine treatment!
March 1, 2008 by ann0
I can't think that Listerine would work. A mucocele forms when the small salivary duct is damaged and allows the saliva to pool making a little balloon. Why should listerine or any other mouthwash make it go away? Let us know what happens.
Re: Sooo...a long time now
March 1, 2008 by ann0
I think that if the mucocele goes when using one of those odd treatments that it's just coincidence and it was going to go away anyway. So really if it's bothering you, the only thing to do is to have it removed. Otherwise just leave it alone and it may go away.
Re: How about this location in the mouth?
January 18, 2008 by ann0
I'd go to the dentist. It may be an infection.
Re: what is the best thing to do for a mucocele?
January 7, 2008 by ann0
If you keep on popping it you risk infection and scar tissue. Get it removed once and for all.
Re: I have just drained myself
January 6, 2008 by ann0
Draining is good but it generally comes back. The oil is actually saliva as it's a salivary gland that's got blocked. Good luck, hope it doesn't come back too soon.
Re: Anybody else's doctor bring this option up?
December 23, 2007 by ann0
If you simply cut it off, it will heal up and you'll be back where you started. It's also a good way of getting it infected. I'd rather leave it be than mess around with it.
Re: Do I have one?
December 22, 2007 by ann0
Cyst is the proper term for the mucocele so your doctor is right. There are two sorts of mucocle outlined here http://www.emedicine.com/derm/topic274.htm .
Hope yours goes away on its own.
Hope yours goes away on its own.
Re: Whats going on?
December 22, 2007 by ann0
It has probably changed character due to the repeated prodding of it which is why it now feels different. If you can't live with it, then you'll need to get it removed. Don't worry, the hole left will quickly be filled in by new tissue. It's not a problem.
Re: Steroid Cream 4 The Cure???
December 22, 2007 by ann0
Here's a theory about the steroid cream. Steroids are good for inflammation. So any extra swelling will go while the mucocele itself will remain. A mucocele is a physical damage to the duct so cream is not really going to have any good effect.
