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ment for the following week and filled out more paperwork.

That Monday, after looking in my mouth at the bump, the ENT said, “It’s just a mucocele. Nothing to worry about unless it continues to grow and causes you discomfort or trouble swallowing.” He patted me on the shoulder and told me it might even disappear on its own.

And just like that, my tour of Northwest Georgia’s oral specialists came to an end after all that extra time, all those copays, and all that worry as I imagined worst-case scenarios. I went home with peace of mind, a new vocabulary word (mucocele), and a lot of gratitude. To coin a phrase used by William Shakespeare: It was much ado about nothing. Thankfully, my scary medical mystery, my December surprise, ended up being a nothing burger—though it took a few doctors and a lot of time to get to that conclusion.