Very nervous about what I did last week... - Sexually Transmitted Diseases Message Board

verynervous · 08-04-2004, 07:32 PM

21 year old male here. Last tuesday I pretty much lost my virginity to another lady, and I did use a condom, so that's not the problem. I did however give her oral, thinking it was all right. Well, around monday night I notice that the back right of my gums have been feeling a bit sore, and I believe I may have a sore back there. Now, my mouth has been a haven for canker sores in the past and I believe I may have had a canker sore back there before. But still, it has me pretty worried. So is it possible that I contracted something, or am I just being paranoid?

reni · 08-04-2004, 07:58 PM

It's possible that you may have contracted something, but it's more likely that you have a canker sore. Have you looked at it?

verynervous · 08-04-2004, 10:08 PM

I have, and I think I can barely see it. It looks like a sore, and no puss building around it. There's nothing out of the ordinary, just freaky that it comes a week after my experience.

reni · 08-05-2004, 07:25 AM

Well, a lot of times things are only coincidence, but we try to connect them to certain events that happened, just so we can freak ourselves out

Consider, though, that canker sores are an autoimmune response to something that has happened in our mouths, like biting our tongues, scratching our gums with food, etc. Perhaps the oral sex you performed compromised the integrity of your oral mucosa in some way, and you got a canker sore.

verynervous · 08-05-2004, 09:39 AM

Well, it is feeling less sore today. I have no weird bumps on my penis. Everything in my mouth looks normal with the exception of that one sore. I do admit I've been a bit stressed over this lately, and I probably won't be completely relieved till it's gone. I just don't like the coincidence of it all. Canker Sores through Oral Sex though, that's a new one to me.