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Relief at last

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julia52834
julia52834

Hello everyone! So I just wanted to post this info about myself in case someone with a medical or science background can make sense of it. I have had OLP and LP for about 8 years. My mouth was very painful for this time period. About a month ago I contracted a virus. I had a fever for about one week followed by a double ear infection and a sinus infection which I had to use an antibiotic (augmentin) for 1 wk. During the fever period my mouth was on fire and very sore which calmed down some while taking antibiotic. However after finishing prescription my mouth is completely smooth. No sores, no peeling lips, no white peeling inside my mouth at all! To me this is a miracle because I have tried everything to calm my mouth down! I know everyone will say it was the antibiotic but I have been on so many (to many). I personally think that the virus I had burnt out the existing virus but IDK. I wish I could tell others what actually happened but not sure just over joyed!!!

Keep your hopes up!!!

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  • stazstaz
    stazstaz julia52834

    Posted

    Did you get a biopsy done of that virus? It would be great to know, to see if there is any other correlation. This is also a great place to ask... There are a bunch of people here, there are also two large facebook pages with lots of folks who are active and posting and supportive.

    • julia52834
      julia52834 stazstaz

      Posted

      I wish I could have had a biopsy done however my doc is not trying to figure out the why he says it was the augmentin that did it. I don't think so because I was given that drug before and my OLP did not go away. Wish my doctors were more interested in digging into finding out more but I am so thankful it is gone for now. I honestly wake up every morning and the first thing I do is run my tongue all around my mouth to feel how smooth my mouth is now. I'm just so grateful for relief!!!

    • stazstaz
      stazstaz julia52834

      Posted

      Understood. I agree, if more doctors documented stuff like this, we would have a much larger knowledge base, and maybe get closer to a cure...

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