about 6 months ago i noticed someting
happening/forming on my tongue, it
originally felt like a mild burn and
looked like several mishapen spots, mostly
circular, that had slightly white edging
making the paipllae clearly visable, and
reddened looking, i thought maybe i burned
my tongue. I have tried using oragel,
baking soda, toothpaste, and other herbal
remedies for relief but nothing has healed
this permanently, meaning it keeps coming
back. I had been taking a prescription
mediation when this first formed that
resulted in severe dry mouth so i stopped
taking the medication, still now months
later my tongue is still in bad shape.
I do not have health insurance and like
most people money is tight, still i am
starting to become very scared, could this
be cancer, or indication of something very
serious. I have only had sex with three
people, each has been tested for HIV-
negative, and i have always tested
negative for HIV, last test was almost two
years ago and I have not had sex is almost
2 years now.
I used to smoke, for one year, but that
was three years ago, although i have
occassioanly had a cigarette, probably 10
in the last 3 years. I do drink alcohol,
occassionally, although for the past 2
months i have gone out drinking, 3 drinks,
1 night per week despite this situation
with my tongue.
i took 2 photos of it today which i can
post if it might help with a diagnosis.
thank you in advance.
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prdent1
Supporter
Joined: 26 Dec 2007 Posts: 70
Posted: 03-09-08 14:10pm
does it hurts? if not search for
geographic tongue pictures and compare it
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alv134
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 09 Mar 2008 Posts: 3
Posted: 03-09-08 20:25pm
hello thank you , that really seems like
it, i have been putting drosera on it and
that does suppress it but when i lapse it
returns and yes sometimes it does just go
away on its own, i know the article said
there is nothing that can be done, but i
am still somewhat scared of cancer,
especially since i have never heard of
anyone else in my family getting this.
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prdent1
Supporter
Joined: 26 Dec 2007 Posts: 70
Posted: 03-10-08 17:28pm
thats is a genetic condition it's very
normal and dont cause any problem it is as
normal as other types of tongues ,like
fissure tongue and hairy tongue. (eyes
,noses ,hands differ from person to person
and there are different configurations
textures color but all are
normals.)...(tongue carcinomas does not
change from place to place, many times are
hard growing ulcerative lession )tongue
like maybe you always have it but you have
notice it now ,dot get scare, I have many
patients with geographic tongue and they
have never notice it before ,and
congratulations for looking into your
mouth because many times people dont
search their body and didn't perform
autoexam and that is one of the things
that prevents complications and illness
