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To ask what I can do with this huge ulcer (pic)

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soshelpsos · 14/06/2024 22:37

It it so so so sore.

I struggle to eat and I catch it when I talk.

Been having an incredibly stressful time lately and have a few in my mouth, but this one wins the award for the worst.

What the hell can I do with it? Bonjela is so painful when it goes on I could scream.

To ask what I can do with this huge ulcer (pic)
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pantsalot · 16/06/2024 21:44

Glad you're having further investigations. I was going to suggest the GA/operation may have depleted your B12

DayIntarnishedarmour · 15/06/2024 14:37

Good you got checked out. Did they recommend anything to lessen the pain/reduce the inflammation in the meantime? If you are really struggling if they or your GP are able to prescribe a steroid mouthwash, it has been a gamechanger for me. Hope you are soon over the worst.

Berlinlover · 15/06/2024 13:12

I had chemo ten days ago and my mouth and throat are full of ulcers. You have my sympathy OP.

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soshelpsos · 15/06/2024 13:11

Serendity · 15/06/2024 12:07

You might have some mouth trauma, dryness etc from the op which to me makes it less worrying than if this was out of the blue.

Hope the dentist is very helpful and you feel better soon.

The dentist said it could have been started because of the breathing equipment etc in my general anaesthetic!

Just want them to go away now

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soshelpsos · 15/06/2024 13:09

Hi everyone
Back from the dentist. It's definitely an ulcer, as are the ones on my tongue and inside my mouth.

I am type 1 diabetic and as a precaution, he's given me amoxicillin and wants me to see my GP for blood tests for deficiencies etc.

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Serendity · 15/06/2024 12:07

You might have some mouth trauma, dryness etc from the op which to me makes it less worrying than if this was out of the blue.

Hope the dentist is very helpful and you feel better soon.

GabriellaMontez · 15/06/2024 10:19

Sympathy. Dd gets these when she's run down. They're miserable.

noctilucentcloud · 15/06/2024 09:52

I've also found getting a toothpaste without sodium lauryl sulphate helps ulcers heal (as per NHS advice). Sensodyne doesn't have it in, not sure about others. Hope your dentist can help, good to get it checked and it sounds miserable.

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soshelpsos · 15/06/2024 09:37

hailholyqueen · 15/06/2024 09:34

Hope it goes well and you get something to help OP

Thanks so much.
I had a big operation 10 days ago (shoulder replacement) so I'm definitely run down and it really isn't helping to have something else that hurts so much!

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hailholyqueen · 15/06/2024 09:34

Hope it goes well and you get something to help OP

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soshelpsos · 15/06/2024 09:26

I'm seeing my (private) dentist at 11am this morning. I've got 6 other ulcers in my mouth and on my tongue.
I'll let you know what he says

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pantsalot · 15/06/2024 08:33

OP I agree that you should go and get it looked at. I have pernicious anaemia and have had ulcers whenever I am low. After a B12 injection the other things I have found help me with ulcers are folic acid tablets and eating a full head of broccoli.

pinkgin79 · 15/06/2024 07:48

Looks like a cold sore. Herpes virus can lie dormant for years. You may have shared a hand towel with someone who has them, or even touched an object then your mouth, after someone with one has touched. This is why hand hygiene and not touching your face is so important.

Copperoliverbear · 15/06/2024 07:44

Could it possibly be a cold sore rather than an ulcer. X

Lola2024 · 15/06/2024 07:41

soshelpsos · 15/06/2024 07:41

Why?!

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Google it!

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Why?!

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Mynewnameis · 15/06/2024 07:40

My ulcers do go a bit like that.
I have had then my whole life and the best treatment I ever found was abroad. Buy this for next time. Today see a pharmacy

kank-a.com/product/kanka-mouth-pain-liquid/

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Lola2024 · 15/06/2024 07:32

It looks like a cold sore to me.

It’s all you cold sore deniers that spread it to babies, children and more intimate areas.

Get some Zovirax.

Get tested via a swab.

I’ve had patients deny deny deny having cold sores even when the test results say they have had them! The test is wrong apparently and the sores on their lips are just spots or ulcers. Never trust a cold sore denier.

PupInAPram · 15/06/2024 07:28

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And the prize for dick comment of the thread goes to...........drum roll.......@Bobloblaw84

fieldsofbutterflies · 15/06/2024 07:25

sadmum27 · 15/06/2024 07:15

I don't think it's a cold sore op. It looks like an ulcer and it's in your inside lip (albeit spread quite far) rather than a cold sore which would usually be on the outside.

Cold sores can be inside your mouth too.

sadmum27 · 15/06/2024 07:15

I don't think it's a cold sore op. It looks like an ulcer and it's in your inside lip (albeit spread quite far) rather than a cold sore which would usually be on the outside.

GabriellaMontez · 15/06/2024 07:03

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Absolute bollocks.

How long have you had it?

Looks exactly like an ulcer to me.

fieldsofbutterflies · 15/06/2024 06:59

soshelpsos · 15/06/2024 06:57

Genuine question though, if it's a coldsore, how could I have suddenly got the virus? I am a 42 year old married woman and haven't been out kissing random boys 🤣

The virus can lie dormant for years.

Or you could have caught it off one your DC who got it at school or similar.

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soshelpsos · 15/06/2024 06:57

Genuine question though, if it's a coldsore, how could I have suddenly got the virus? I am a 42 year old married woman and haven't been out kissing random boys 🤣

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