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is the top of my mouth bleeding continously for more than 10 minutes now? :$

(And doesn't stop?!?) :eek:

what happened?

what happened?
Jeez, I don't know!

One minute I'm fine, preparing my nightly meal in the kitchen, the next I'm done eating and to my astonishment, I've eaten up and the roof of my mouth is all wet-wet. Bloody blood!

It's gotta be some alien-ebola strain or something!

I don't know what happened. I got nothing!

Make that 20 minutes now.

When do I really need to get worried?

Make that 20 minutes now.

When do I really need to get worried?

suck on some ice and go to a doctor/er.

normally, even by now, clotting should've occured.

Um, your mouth should NOT be bleeding.

Can you get someone to look at it and see what the wound is?

Was there anything in your food that shouldn't have been? Crunchies that might be (god forbid) glass or something?

suck on some ice and go to a doctor/er.

normally, even by now, clotting should've occured.
I'm drinking some cold-cold water and clotting has indeed occured, at least partially.

I might have hindered that by moving my tongue over the cut because I seriously don't like blood in my mouth. I prefer it in my vessels!

No offense, but instead of getting attention here, you rather should visit a doctor...

And here I was thinking this about the rum being gone...

But really, go to the doctor.

Um, your mouth should NOT be bleeding.
That's what I thought! :eek2:
Can you get someone to look at it and see what the wound is?
No, I'm all alone and it's in the middle of the night and the neighbors are sleeping. But it's right behind my top incisors. It's worse than biting your tongue or cheek. That stopped way sooner if it ever happened.
Was there anything in your food that shouldn't have been? Crunchies that might be (god forbid) glass or something?
Oh Jeez, I really hope not! I wolfed those pretzel things down without much chewing - I believe they did it.

If not - there's gonna be much more "fun" tomorrow. :$

I mean, I'm not really squeamish and blood in my mouth is nothing new to me - but this is not really comforting!


It's clotting now, but still hasn't stopped completely.

I'm drinking some cold-cold water and clotting has indeed occured, at least partially.

I might have hindered that by moving my tongue over the cut because I seriously don't like blood in my mouth. I prefer it in my vessels!

ice.

use Ice.

1) it's colder and you can press it against the cut to keep it localized.
2) water will keep the wound clean, but it will slow the clotting.
3) it will keep your tongue busy.

That's what I thought! :eek2:

No, I'm all alone and it's in the middle of the night and the neighbors are sleeping. But it's right behind my top incisors. It's worse than biting your tongue or cheek. That stopped way sooner if it ever happened.

Oh Jeez, I really hope not! I wolfed those pretzel things down without much chewing - I believe they did it.

If not - there's gonna be much more "fun" tomorrow. :$

I mean, I'm not really squeamish and blood in my mouth is nothing new to me - but this is not really comforting!


It's clotting now, but still hasn't stopped completely.
Well, if it was the pretzels, it's POSSIBLE it was a sharp edge/the coarse salt....

No offense, but instead of getting attention here, you rather should visit a doctor...
And here I was thinking this about the rum being gone...

But really, go to the doctor.
In the middle of my back swing... uh, in the middle of night?

I hope I'll be fine without going to the hospital - this time of night (01:30) they only accept emergencies. I sincerely hope I don't fall into that category.

Besides, I don't like showing up there drunk... again... in the middle of the night...

ice.

use Ice.

1) it's colder and you can press it against the cut to keep it localized.
2) water will keep the wound clean, but it will slow the clotting.
3) it will keep your tongue busy.
I don't have ice in my fridge except for the big block which I should have removed weeks ago by defrosting. :$
Well, if it was the pretzels, it's POSSIBLE it was a sharp edge/the coarse salt....
I think that's the most likely explanation.

Nonetheless - it's never been this bad and never lasted this long. Seems like it's a really deep cut... :(

Okay, so it's stopped now. Yet the taste of blood in my mouth is persistent. If it's still there tomorrow I'll reconsider going to see a doc.

It's clotting now, but still hasn't stopped completely.

Best way to clot any superficial cut: ALUM (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alum). (And usually we guys always have some, if we shave, that is.)
K(Al(SO4)2) · 12H2O
Aluminium bisulfate and potassium dodecahydrate, I think.

Stings like hell but works, I can assure you. My father used it to clot the wounds in my mouth after I crushed a crystal glass between my teeth and my palate. Ouch...

Doctor. ASAP. Or I will Sylarize Katganistan, steal her mod powers, and use them to ban you.

Well, I'm still alive. :)

Incidentally I had forgotten about it, just felt a little soreness there, but when I brushed my teeth this morning and the foam turned bright pink, I decided to take a look at it with one of those little dentist mirrors I got and it seems that I managed to cut into my palate with a sharp pretzel piece (missing it with my teeth and then jamming it deeply into my gums). I put some benzocaine on it which I luckily still had in my fridge.

It's healing over nicely but I can see a semi-lose piece of skin where I hurt myself, like a little flab.

I guess for me it's not "Don't bite off more than you can chew" but rather "Bite it off properly so you can chew at all".

But let me tell you, it's a very weird feeling to have blood dripping from the roof of your mouth onto your tongue. Can't say I liked it and would want to repeat it!

Doctor. ASAP. Or I will Sylarize Katganistan, steal her mod powers, and use them to ban you.
Bitch, please. I'll use my Cheerleader powers to survive the attempt, then kick your sorry ass when you're busy trying to kill the rest of the team -- or until Jim Kirk and Hikaru Sulu skydive out of orbit.

Okay, so it's stopped now. Huh, well gosh darn it, I was going to suggest a tourniquet...

Should it happen again, smacking the back of your neck with the edge of your hand will reduce the blood flow somewhat. Usually works with nose bleeds, so it might work with the blood vessels in your mouth as well.

It's obviously radiation poisoning. Soon your hair and teeth will fall out. Then your nads will explode and you will die.

Doctor. ASAP. Or I will Sylarize Katganistan, steal her mod powers, and use them to ban you.

"Wow. So you're like a serial killer."

"I'm not a serial killer."

"But you've got a pattern. You go after specific victims. You collect mementos."

"Okay, technically, I'm a serial killer. Now that we've established that, give me one good reason why I shouldn't tear open your head right here."

Bitch, please. I'll use my Cheerleader powers to survive the attempt, then kick your sorry ass when you're busy trying to kill the rest of the team -- or until Jim Kirk and Hikaru Sulu skydive out of orbit.

And of course the guy with the red re-entry suit dies.

My, that was a sorry piece of cinema.

Huh, well gosh darn it, I was going to suggest a tourniquet...:eek2:
Should it happen again, smacking the back of your neck with the edge of your hand will reduce the blood flow somewhat. Usually works with nose bleeds, so it might work with the blood vessels in your mouth as well.
Smacking the face starts nose bleeds, smacking the neck stops them?
It's obviously radiation poisoning. Soon your hair and teeth will fall out. Then your nads will explode and you will die.
I'll ascend. Worked for Daniel, works for me. *nods*
And of course the guy with the red re-entry suit dies.
If I ever visit a foreign planet, I will definitely not wear a red shirt!

Bitch, please. I'll use my Cheerleader powers to survive the attempt, then kick your sorry ass when you're busy trying to kill the rest of the team -- or until Jim Kirk and Hikaru Sulu skydive out of orbit.

I don't care if you survive. I just want your powers!

And of course the guy with the red re-entry suit dies.
Well they had to have something carry over.
Security dies first. Always.

I don't care if you survive. I just want your powers!

For some reason you remind me more of psycho-Peter right now.

http://heroeswiki.com/images/e/ee/Peter_Scalping_Angela.jpg

TELL ME YOUR SECRETS!

And of course the guy with the red re-entry suit dies.

My, that was a sorry piece of cinema.
I haven't seen that movie, and now you just ruined the new star trek movie for me. :(

Red shirts dieing is a given inna ST movie...

I haven't seen that movie, and now you just ruined the new star trek movie for me. :(
I just watched it yesterday despite me saying earlier I wouldn't ever. (See how short "ever" turned out to be?)

I was positively surprised, to say the least, highly entertained - although I have to agree with Stephen Campbell: http://everynineminutes.com/view.php?date=2009-05-27

It is very bright at times.


However, red shirts dying on an away mission? It's beyond common - it's expected in Star Trek!