What on earth is this?

[Jase]

Non-smoker. 38 years old. It doesn't hurt at all. No ulceration. It's not hard, just fleshy feeling.

Symptoms;

Sometimes have a yellow coating at the very back of the tongue
Red gums for weeks, potentially months now

I visited my dentist who just said it was inflamed papillae, but I've had this for a couple of weeks and I'm getting really worried. I have health anxiety and I've been absolutely sick with worry. Not sleeping and just thinking the worst. Apparently papillae settles quickly, so the fact I still have this..

I've been drinking a lot more wine than I usually do over the past couple of months - perhaps a couple of bottles a week, so I'm not sure if the volume of wine has irritated my overall dental health.

I can't function on anything other than this at the moment. Crying as I type this.

Thank you for reading x

 

[Dr M]

Everything appears within normal limits. I don't see anything that you need to worry about.

 

[Jase]

Everything appears within normal limits. I don't see anything that you need to worry about.

Thank you for taking the time to respond. You've somewhat calmed me down, so it's very appreciated.

 

[Jase]

@Dr M Sorry to bug you, but would you consider that a swelling on my tongue or not? It's still like it and I'm absolutely hyperfixated on it. I also can't stop thinking about my dentist asking me to go back in a couple of weeks if it hadn't gone. I've tried to go back, but I can never get an appointment.

Health anxiety is truly vile. I can't stop thinking about and reading about tongue cancer.

 

[Dr M]

I will not consider this a swelling. Everything looks normal to me

 

[Jase]

I will not consider this a swelling. Everything looks normal to me

Thank you for your time, sir.