I've mostly been a lurker around here over the years. Party because I'm a perfectionist, somewhat antisocial and naturally anxious.

I've got really bad luck with health problems, last fall I took letrozole and I ended up with peeling lips. I think my liver is screwed that's why I'm sensitive to medication. Vitamins exasberate things as well. I'm not blaming letrozole as it shouldn't do that and I should have stopped right away once I noticed the extreme drying.

I had been having a bit of irritation below my lower lip after applying lip balm and smoking up that was quite minor and it only lasted 15-30 minutes. I was using this cream elidel, that had been shown to cause cancer in some cases.

3 months ago I go on vacation within a few days my lower lip starts burning(the vermillion border) and it swells up. This caused me alot of anxiety, it continued when I got home. I had a real rough time getting in a car crash and having a bunch of other issues.

My skin got worse considering all of these issues, burning on the sides etc.. I ended up having sex with a few girls over the course of a few weeks.

I started feeling really weak, having some neuropathic(it felt like fireworks) feelings around my lower lip, feeling really unwell ontop of things.

two months ago I noticed the lymph node in my neck was swollen, as well as a swollen salivary gland on the inside of my lower lip

This sit in doctor and my dentist didn't seem to think much of it at the time. I ended up getting 2 fillings put in.although you can't tell if a salivary gland is benign or malignant from just looking at it you need a scan or a possible lip biospy. I think they may have overlooked cancer because of my really dry peeling lips.

I started getting intense muscle and joint aches/ pains, headache, fatigue, sorethroat, some neuropathy around my mouth this time more severe. The neuropathy got progressively worse over the course of 3 weeks it was so irritating and painful words can't even describe how bad felt it felt.

The neuropathy got better but I still have some thickening of my gums on the inside, with alot of bumps that are swollen glands. This is also a warning sign of cancer. My jaw seems to have receeded on that side as well.

At the moment I'm feeling irritaiton all around m mouth mainly at the vermillion border the place where your most likely to get cancer on your lip.(it seems to be coming from the inside) I have no diagnosis at this point but I did have my Immunoglobulins checked IgG is 6.84 with a range of 6.80-18.00 IgA is 1.23 with a range of 0.60-4.20 and the IgM is 0.30 with a range of 0.40-3.00 low levels are a sign of cancer.

I've been having severe muscle ache and cramps, joint and bone pains, headaches, extrme fatigue,itching all over , red dots on my skin as well as broken capillaries, swollen neck lymph nodes. Bascially just pain and irritation all over. sometimes my neck node is tender. I've noticed my face is losing some of it's pigment in certain places.

I haven't worked out in a month and a half when I got the , even then my #'s were dropping with good nutrition and rest while keeping the volume light.

Thanks for this site it has alot of great info, working out was something I really enjoyed doing.

This is basically my worst nightmare come true, I didn't even know it was possible to feel this bad. I know this sounds emo but everyday is a huge struggle I just don't understand it all, I just wish I could be healthy, I'm only 22.

There's so much I wanted to accomplish with my life, I just can't take much more physical pain, with no cure in sight. I should have been more forceful with doctors making them do a lip biospy and, thinking that time would make things better. Maybe a MRI or cat CT scan will show something.

I'm scared of death, yet at the same time I hate being in so much pain it's really making me miserable. I'll admit I've thought of suicide I just can't bring myself to it even though I don't see any hope in sight.

I wish I was just being emo but the reality of the situations is that things are really that bad.

Don't take your health for granted I know I did, I made quite a few bad desicions yet at the same time I have extremely bad luck.