mouth worry need calming down ..

[ballofworry]

Hi , please can anyone put perspective on my worry, i went to dentist a month ago , check up and i pointed out a small white hard nodule against my wisdom tooth by the gum , not sore , he looked at it said it doesnt look sinister or presenting in that way , took x-rays pictures nothing found untoward in x ray he said and sent them off to be sure and give me peace of mind ...

i have to now go to see this chap now for a routine appointment for him to see it , i have now gone into melt down as suffer with health anxiety , i called my dentist again yesterday who has said agin this is just routine and they may just want to see for them selves , he still says he thinks its an overgrowth from my tissue and nothing sinister and its good just to get second opinion , he said he sends alot of referals off just as a precaution , he said has seen similar to my thing before not weekly but has and all was fine , i am just so worried now ...as this is how i get with this HA ...

has anyone any experience of this ? or can calm me down ....

thanks for listening

Hey ballofworry it will soon be over and you will be wondering why you were so worried I bet. I googled mouth cancer and none of the picures looks anything like what you describe. My dentist said it is current policy to refer anyone with a mouth problem they can't identify immediately.
I had my free acupuncture today and she concentrated on anxiety and stress and boosting the immune system. I do feel much less distraught though still worried.

thanks thegrey ...im considering the accupuncture now ...is it really a help ?

im working this morning then moving packing ...keeping busy ...but still inside feeling the fear hanging over me ....

hope your day goes well and your ok x

Yes acupuncture helps me cope and afterwards the overwhelming anxiety becomes manageable and I feel much calmer. It has other health benefits too for me. It boosts the immune system, raises energy levels and has done wonders for my asthma. After reading about Omeprazole and B12 I stopped taking the pills two days ago and was chewing Rennies instead. My acupuncturist treated the indigestion and I honestly haven't had a twinge since. I go once a month.

sounds good thegrey , once moved i will look into it and give it a go i think anything if it helps this anxiety ...
totally shattered packing cleaning ...early start tomorrow to new home ...scary but exciting ....till i think about tuesday ....keeping busy good distraction till i stop then think about it ....
any way fish and chips i think tonight and sleep .....
hope ever one els is doing ok ? x

Back to terror :(

oh dear ..hope your a bit better today ?

havent thought much myself till now as stopped packing and sat down ...
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countdown to tuesday ...hate hate this ....

move stressing me out to ..kids not helping DH messing about ,,,im cleaning old house frantically so can get to new one by tea time i hope ......
oh gosh may not have internet to get on here
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will try my best ..need you guys ....your the only ones that listen and truly understand ....now thats made me panic ...

should be DH did last night on line so hope so ....
hope everyone is doing ok ...
will look in later i hope if working .....x

Hope the move goes well and you feel better . My terror was just a late night blip. You know when you wonder how you dare have the arrogance to think it might work out all right when so many more deserving people have shit stuff thrown at them every day. I feel more rational now.

Thinking of you tomorrow. Mine was an enlarged lingual tonsil, nothing to worry about at all. I hope you get equally good news tomorrow.

Hi , at last back on the internet ..

Move went well and loving my new home ...

How did your appointment go thegrey? was thinking of you on monday night ..hope your ok x

My appointment went well , was in bits waiting before hand as they were running so late , however saw a lovely lady doctor and she reassured me it was nothing sinister its a polyp caused by trauma possibly from over biting or chewing , makes sense as the other side of my mouth im missing big back tooth big gap there so i always chew other side ...reassured me and said just kep an eye on it if gets bigger may consider removing it but for now all is good ..

so thats good , still feel bit anxious in general really frightened to be happy incase something els goes wrong ...

off to walk the dogs now , hope everyone is ok xx

Wonderful news, so glad you are ok. Now look into acupuncture for the anxiety :)
Mine was fine too (see post above yours). It was an enlarged lingual tonsil!
Stay well and enjoy your new home x

Awe thanks thegrey sorry must have missed that , so glad your ok to
i will be looking into the accupuncture and other aids to try get on top of this anxiety ....
stay well to and always here if needed x

Glad you're ok.

Can relate to the health anxiety. Bloody awful it is, and almost always with no real basis for worry (though reassurance does me no good), and almost irrational in retrospect I can see. But once I find a new symptom that's it again!

sorry your suffering to exreltr , i know im the same , over my mouth worry now another thing is trying to worry me ...trying to keep busy not tune in on it ... watch this space ..

Exreltar yes I know exactly what you mean. Every time I vow I will not be sucked in again and I try to be rational but once you have been 'there' it is impossible to avoid. I do try to obey the 3 week rule for minor symptoms. If something doesn't get better in 3 weeks have it checked but I do struggle to wait. Take care x