[Milo]

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Dear Bison,

I am suffering from the worst outbreak of canker sores in the history of mankind. At first I was extremely puzzled because I had never gotten a canker sore before, but now I don't care because I am pretty sure I am going to die.

I have got about half a dozen of these things all over the insides of my lips, they are each >1 cm in diameter, and they hurt a lot. I have also got about a dozen very tiny ones all over the tip and top of my tongue, they are each ~1 mm in diameter, and they also hurt a lot.

I haven't eaten solid food since Friday.

Until today, my lymph nodes were swollen to about the size of ping pong balls. Fortunately, in the last few hours they have gone down a lot.

I have no health insurance.

What do you think I should do?

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1. Go see a doctor.
2. Get health insurance.

Until you do those things, there is a product you can buy called "Orabase." It is a paste that will stick to the sore and seal it over. Use it sparingly, a little bit goes a long way, but keep it with you. If you put it on before bedtime, it will promote healing overnight as well.

Oh, and go see a doctor.