Help! Persistent oily, greasy, waxy feel in mouth!

Hey crew! I got to feeling so down about this the past few days I couldn't even post.

However, I am glad to report that it does feel like it is getting better. The "waxy sensation" has been plateaued for about a week, but today is better! Today marks the 2-week anniversary of the cavities being filled. I awoke today the same way I always do "Is it still there?... yes, but it is less than yesterday--I'd say 80% "wax slime slick" intensity of the original sensation I had last week.

Here is the UPDATE:
I went back to the same dentist Tuesday and he referred me to an Oral Surgeon who specializes in pathology. They could get me in in just two days! Hoorah! I had that visit with the surgeon (today being Thursday) this afternoon, and he was very polite and curious, he listened to my whooooole crazy story--and of course had never heard of anyone even remotely experiencing this symptom. Sigh.

However he does have a theory: He feels that the correlation of the dental work and the "waxy" onset is just too close to be coincidental (so now maybe I feel less like it could be a brain tumor!). He says his best guess would be that I received some sort of nerve damage from the anesthetic they injected. He had his nurse call the dentist office and when he found out it was "4% Lidocaine," he felt like that supported his theory. He said "the damage could be physical like they bumped it, or a more like a chemical burn, that is a physiological response--but not an allergic response. More like a burn from a hot stove or if you held your hand in bleach. " He said there is no reason for me to avoid Lidocaine (Ha! You can bet I am going to keep FAAAAR away).

When I asked him why no one on the face of the green earth had every reported something similar on the "interweb"---he said "You may be more articulate at describing the sensation. Maybe most would describe it as odd." Which I really don't buy at all.

I like thinking at least that it may have been caused by the dentist. It is certainly getting better and not worse! I do feel better about it, but it is certainly unnerving (pun!) to have something this unusual happening. The internet is a great place to get freaked out about symptoms, but who would have thought you could come up with something unique! Wow! (and yikes)

Thanks as always for your participation in my drama. This walk would have been way more frightening without someplace to chat about it!

NOTE: On antibiotics for the UTI, yes, that was horrible. It started in January. They did amoxicillin first then when that didn't work Nitrofurantoin then when that didn't work they did a course of Cipro, then when that didn't work they said they had to put me back on the Nitrofurantoin for 3 months! About 1 month into that course I was losing my mind. Super brain fog, anxiety, racy feeling (like over caffeinated) so called back and said I wanted a referral to a urinary specialist. That fellow took one look at me and sent me to the health food store for some D-Mannose powder (a natural non-glycemic sugar for treating UTI) and in three days it was nearly gone. That all started in January and ended about 2 months ago.

Potentially this will be my last update to this thread because my symptoms are almost gone. At least they are subtle enough that I can ignore them

Each day over this weekend my mouth felt less and less waxy. I can live with this remaining feeling, even if it never gets better from here, but I am hopeful if the healing-curve continues I will have a full recovery. For anyone reading this post in the future, here are my takeaways:

• My symptoms were a chronic and persistent symptomology that lasted nearly 3-weeks
• The major symptom was a slick, waxy, fatty coating in my mouth that never went away morning or night. It would intensify when I consumed certain foods, but it never subsided.
• Onset was sudden about 30hrs after oral surgery (2 minor cavities composite filled on the left side top and bottom) with lidocaine. I have never had cavities filled, and these were my first lidocaine shots ever.
• There was no alteration to the taste of the food, and I had no other discomfort or sensation in my mouth. If you would like to replicate the sensation of what I felt, find some completely flavorless liquid dish soap and pour a good tablespoon in your mouth.
• There was no change in my saliva output or viscosity, according to several dental specialists, and my mouth was not dry.
• I don't have GER and have never had digestive or hormonal issues.
• I have no allergies. Benadryl had no impact whatsoever, so it is doubtful this was a histamine response
• I eat super spicy and high-temperature food all the time--never had this symptom. I also had no burns at the time.
• I added no new foods, supplements, home care products, soaps, dishes, personal care, hormones or lifestyle changes within 6-weeks prior to the onset of this condition. Trust me, I scrutinized EVERYTHING
• A few months ago I began eating beef after 27-years as a vegetarian. After eating beef several times the past few weeks with no change in my symptoms, I don't believe now there was a correlation with the beef.
• During the first 8-days there was no change--the sensation was persistent and made eating and drinking extremely unpleasant
• The next week the symptoms seemed to lessen, but almost to a plateau. It felt about 40% better but stayed at this baseline intensity--increasing only when I would consume certain foods (see other posts for food lists).
• After 15 days the symptoms are now nearly nonexistent, but there is a slightly slick-fatty feeling on the roof of my pallet, like the fatty feel you get after eating homemade full-cream icecream
• The oral pathologist feels like it was a reaction to the lidocaine, like a chemical burn to some nerves, and said it may take 3-months but I should fully recover.

The most bizarre and concerning part of this whole experience is that I couldn't find anyone (ANYONE!) on the internet who has ever experienced these symptoms. And this is what has me skeptical that it was lidocaine or an allergy or anything that is super common for millions of other people to experience. The symptoms were so intense, I can't imagine that someone else with this experience would not post about it someplace on the web. The few old dead posts where "waxy or fatty" feeling in a mouth was mentioned have to do with GERD, and on one website Burning Mouth Syndrome, and I had no other shared symptoms with either of these conditions.

So I am feeling way better, but it still an unsolved mystery!

Please, if you are reading this post and you are experiencing these symptoms, please reply to this post here and PM me about your situation. I want to collect as much data as I can to avoid ever having to experience this in the future!

A deep and sincere thanks to everyone in the MFP Community who wrote in to support me during this time. This was terribly scary and it was so helpful to have all of your support, curiosity, encouragement, and guidance!

Warmest regards,
J