So on Sunday (4 days ago) I looked in the mirror at my mouth. I noticed a little white spot towards the left backside of my throat. Very small, maybe the size of the tip of your pen, you know when you retract the tip? Lol anyway... seeing this freaked me out, especially seeing as how I am a paranoid person in general.
Here's my history: Smoked/dipped on and off since 16 1/2 years old - 22 years old now. Once I hit 18 or so, I started dipping snuff on a regular basis (1-2 cans a day). At 20, I quit for about 10 months, and then started dipping again for 4 months or so, at about a can a day. Throughout 21-22, I switched off between dipping and snussing. From last september to december, I only used snus. I went to the dentist and got a clean report, which I always do. However, since January, I've been dipping snuff with snus here and there every now and again. It's been about 5 weeks since I've been dipping.
About 2-3 weeks ago I got really drunk and vomited - it was super nasty and got stuck in my throat on the way out, and kind of burned. I was studying abroad last semester, and really happy to see my mates again, so for the last couple weeks we've been drinking a lot and smoking pot, which makes me sick a lot but when I get drunk it seems like a good idea. Anyways, over the past couple weeks I have thrown up around 3 times. During these past three weeks, with the exception of the past several days, I have had a sore throat. However, it went away sometime last week.
On a whim, I checked my throat and saw this spot. What I think is likely to have happened is this: a canker sore/cold sore (which would explain the sore throat that lasted around a week or so) was caused by the frequent vomiting, and the whitish-grey spot is the thing healing (it has stopped hurting). I expect the thing to go away within a week or so. Do you think this is plausible? I can't stop worrying about this.
What do you guys think?
Here's my history: Smoked/dipped on and off since 16 1/2 years old - 22 years old now. Once I hit 18 or so, I started dipping snuff on a regular basis (1-2 cans a day). At 20, I quit for about 10 months, and then started dipping again for 4 months or so, at about a can a day. Throughout 21-22, I switched off between dipping and snussing. From last september to december, I only used snus. I went to the dentist and got a clean report, which I always do. However, since January, I've been dipping snuff with snus here and there every now and again. It's been about 5 weeks since I've been dipping.
About 2-3 weeks ago I got really drunk and vomited - it was super nasty and got stuck in my throat on the way out, and kind of burned. I was studying abroad last semester, and really happy to see my mates again, so for the last couple weeks we've been drinking a lot and smoking pot, which makes me sick a lot but when I get drunk it seems like a good idea. Anyways, over the past couple weeks I have thrown up around 3 times. During these past three weeks, with the exception of the past several days, I have had a sore throat. However, it went away sometime last week.
On a whim, I checked my throat and saw this spot. What I think is likely to have happened is this: a canker sore/cold sore (which would explain the sore throat that lasted around a week or so) was caused by the frequent vomiting, and the whitish-grey spot is the thing healing (it has stopped hurting). I expect the thing to go away within a week or so. Do you think this is plausible? I can't stop worrying about this.
What do you guys think?
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