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What's going on with my mouth?!- Gum boil zit thing
No-Quarter
Nothing To FearBut Fear ItselfRegistered User regular
Nothing To FearBut Fear ItselfRegistered User regular
Hello. First things first, I don't have health insurance.
This is kind of an odd question because there's a few weird particulars about it. A few months ago I got a horrendous toothache. I traced in back to some form of "bump" on my inner cheek with a red spot in the middle. I thought it was some kind of canker sore and upon going to the doctor he told me it was an infected salivary gland. I believe this to be true because when I probe it with my tongue I can feel the secretions. I have been taking penicilin for it. The first time this happened I took the entire prescription. The bump didn't go away. A few weeks later I was struck with another toothache, I went back to the doctor and he proscribed a bigger amount of penicilin which I took for the 2 weeks he said. I didn't get it the 3 times a day every day like I was supposed, but I was generally very dilligent about it.
That was last week and I stopped taking the penicillin regularly. A few days ago my gum felt sore again. I noticed there was a bump on my gum this time, right above where the salivary gland is. This one looked and felt different, like a blister and was very tender. It doesn't hurt so much as is tender and annoying. I looked at it tonight and noticed it had actually come to a prominent swollen head. I rubbed some Listerine on it and it popped. There was some blood and pus. Then I rinsed thoroughly with Listerine and salt as well. The bump is still there but the head is gone. What the fuck is happening here? I will likely go to an oral surgeon (which will cost a fucking ton) but I'm curious if anyone here might be able to put my fears at rest first.
Thanks in advance.
This is kind of an odd question because there's a few weird particulars about it. A few months ago I got a horrendous toothache. I traced in back to some form of "bump" on my inner cheek with a red spot in the middle. I thought it was some kind of canker sore and upon going to the doctor he told me it was an infected salivary gland. I believe this to be true because when I probe it with my tongue I can feel the secretions. I have been taking penicilin for it. The first time this happened I took the entire prescription. The bump didn't go away. A few weeks later I was struck with another toothache, I went back to the doctor and he proscribed a bigger amount of penicilin which I took for the 2 weeks he said. I didn't get it the 3 times a day every day like I was supposed, but I was generally very dilligent about it.
That was last week and I stopped taking the penicillin regularly. A few days ago my gum felt sore again. I noticed there was a bump on my gum this time, right above where the salivary gland is. This one looked and felt different, like a blister and was very tender. It doesn't hurt so much as is tender and annoying. I looked at it tonight and noticed it had actually come to a prominent swollen head. I rubbed some Listerine on it and it popped. There was some blood and pus. Then I rinsed thoroughly with Listerine and salt as well. The bump is still there but the head is gone. What the fuck is happening here? I will likely go to an oral surgeon (which will cost a fucking ton) but I'm curious if anyone here might be able to put my fears at rest first.
Thanks in advance.
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Also, if an infection doesn't seem to be going away by the time you're almost through a prescription, don't wait a week or two, call the doctor *right then*. "Hey, doc, I've been taking the penicillin regularly, but the infection is still there - should I get an extension on this prescription, or is it time to switch to another antibiotic?"
As far as your current situation goes, the odds of this being a different problem are slim to none: it's just that same lurking infection again, penicillin-resistant and meaner than ever. My advice would be to go back to your doctor, explain that the penicillin just isn't working well enough, and ask for something with a bit more kick. Make sure you finish the complete prescription, and get the doc to take a look at your mouth when the prescription has about run its course. For now, just try to keep it as clean as possible, although the human mouth is a festering cesspit anyway, so there's not much you can do in that regard that you haven't done already.
Seriously. You are given prescription directions for a reason. One pill twice a day means ONE PILL TWICE A DAY. Doctors and Pharmacists know what they're talking about.
As far as what is going on in your mouth, I would assume the Doctor was correct in the first place, but the treatment was ineffective due to your negligence. There are so many things that a "little red spot" in your mouth could be.
Please go to the doctor again and follow the medication directions they give you. Brushing and rinsing is probably about as much as you are going to be able to do to help yourself without going back to the doctor.
I'm going to the doctor tomorrow. The thing is I don't have insurance. how can I work through this should more then drugs be needed? My lymph node and part of my throat were swollen and I don't need my fucking neck cut open and drained. I don't have the cash for that.
If indeed it is a tooth abscess, antibiotics will only mask the symptoms while you are on them and for a little time afterwards. The definitive solution lies with the dentist. My heart goes out to you, not having insurance this will cost a pretty penny
Did you also have hard candy around? My father's doctor told him that he had to keep the salivary gland active while it was healing, he had to go get a bunch of sugar-free candies (like sugar-free Lifesavers) to keep the saliva flowing. Yours may be a different type of infection, but it might be something to bring up to the doctor if it isn't an abscess.
Go see a doctor. Apply for Medicaid (Medicare is for old people, Medicaid is for poor people). Go to a clinic, if you have to.
Dentist time, my friend. Extraction or root canal required, if it's at the stage where you are getting an abcess.
It could be periodontal (gum) disease as well you know (or a load of other things), but again, a dentist can figure that out by looking at you and your x-rays. Root canalled teeth can also get reinfected, it's rare, but it happens. See the same dentist who gave you the root canal if possible, he's obligated to help if it's his work, at least in the UK.
PS: Swollen lymph nodes = serious infection, whether gum, tooth or gland initiated. It doesnt nessacarily = 'neck cut open', they would only do that if you had an extra-oral abscess, whichis unlikely, considering it's already draining into your mouth. But it does need seeing to