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I have had this blood blister inside my mouth, about 1/2 inch below the inner lip and facing one of my incisors (canine teeth). It has been there for about a month. I probably accidentally bit myself to initially cause it. About once a week, I will lance it with a sterilized pin and blood and clear fluid comes out - it will go partly but not completely down. I will then treat it with hydrogen peroxide for the next day or so. Then, it will slowly and painfully expand to about 3/8"-1/2" in diameter. When it is at its fullest, it really makes it difficult to play. I will seek medical attention eventually, but everything "medical" I have already researched says either to lance it or leave it alone - and I have done both myself.
Any informed suggestions?

MartyNeilan wrote:I have had this blood blister inside my mouth, about 1/2 inch below the inner lip and facing one of my incisors (canine teeth). It has been there for about a month. I probably accidentally bit myself to initially cause it. About once a week, I will lance it with a sterilized pin and blood and clear fluid comes out - it will go partly but not completely down. I will then treat it with hydrogen peroxide for the next day or so. Then, it will slowly and painfully expand to about 3/8"-1/2" in diameter. When it is at its fullest, it really makes it difficult to play. I will seek medical attention eventually, but everything "medical" I have already researched says either to lance it or leave it alone - and I have done both myself.
Any informed suggestions?

The advice above to seek medical attention is both sound and prudent. From my own experience as well as that of some students, I would also strongly suggest seeking the opinion of a dental surgeon. Often such probelms are indicative of an issue beneath the surface. These are sometimes slow in both their development and in their remedy.

The nurse who examined it this afternoon said that there is a cyst beneath it causing all the problems. I was given penicillan for a week to see if that helps (it helped get rid of a cyst in my leg in high school.) If not, I will have to see an oral surgeon to have it cut out. Bummer.

Its actually inside the lower lip, and far enough to the side that it does not affect playing until it swells up to the size of a grape, which is when I then lance it. The mouthpiece does not come in contact with that area, so I doubt mouthpiece pressure is an issue. Perhaps just skin rubbing against the sharp edge of the tooth during chewing ( I don't chew gum or dip) or regular playing. Also, cysts do run in the paternal side of my family.

MartyNeilan wrote:The nurse who examined it this afternoon said that there is a cyst beneath it causing all the problems. I was given penicillan for a week to see if that helps (it helped get rid of a cyst in my leg in high school.) If not, I will have to see an oral surgeon to have it cut out. Bummer.

I wish antibiotics had worked for me.

I had a cyst in the upper gum, above the 2nd tooth to the right of center. Over the yeares it pushed the tooth so the end touched my lip. I never even noticed it untill I tried t9o play trombone again (after 4 years only playing tuba). The T-bone moutpiece fll over the trooth and kept cutting my lip. No problem with a tuba MP all that time. Ended up having the cyst removed, and the tooth moved back, quickly. Then I could attemopt to play again:)

That said it was a benign cancer, and just a random thing. Go figure.
You may be a similar cancer. Just some random mutation in the DNA, but not dangerous. But if they remove it, make sure they do a biopsy to be sure.

Two things from the Alternative Medicine Advocate....if you take an antibiotic, afterwards for a while take a proper probiotic supplement to straighten out your gut flora. The most excellent one I've found is discussed at www.primaldefense.net. There is also much educational info there about the importance of a healthy gut.

And....even a cyst can be a weird allergic reaction to something (like a new filling or a new toothpaste.) I have the most off-the-wall reactions to things I either ingest or come in contact with, that "regular" medical science is baffled by. Which is why I am such an alternative medicine advocate. Anyone with weird physical symptoms and/or run of the mill allergies, may benefit from absorbing the material at http://www.naet.com/

MA