My five stages of ulcer

Lately I noticed a certain pattern to my ulcers. For those who don't know, I am highly prone to ulcers...and all the remedies I have tried have failed. I have practically given up on trying to find a cure, and I usually let the ulcer run its course.

But lately I have heard of two possible remedies. One is a certain mouthwash (I shall only advertise its name here if I find that it works), and another is a leafy herb (same thing, as long as I have no proof that it works, I'm not going to advertise it here).

So each time I got an ulcer, I started wondering whether I should do something about it. It happens like this:

Stage 1
I get an ulcer.
Reaction: Oh no, another ulcer!

Stage 2
It gets a bit worse (actually starts to hurt)
Reaction: Maybe I should put something on it. ... Nah, just let it be...

Stage 3
It gets even worse (it really hurts!)
Reaction: I should have put something on it earlier! Now...nah, it's too late anyway, it'll get better soon.

Stage 4
It gets progressively worse
Reaction: Ouch ouch ouch... Repeat stage 3 as many times as necessary. (usually at least 5 times)

Stage 5
It gets better!
Whew... *relieved*

There you go. This time I have bought the recommended mouthwash. Last night I used it and the tip of my tongue was numb for hours. As of now my ulcers (I have two at the moment) don't seem any better...if anything one of them seems to have gotten worse (not sure if it was going to get worse anyway, or whether it was the mouthwash). But it's not a problem if it gets worse more quickly and heals more quickly. (I would actually welcome that!) I just hope it's not going to get worse than it usually does. I shall give the mouthwash another go tonight...

Edit: Argh, I usually try to only schedule posts that don't have any time references (like today, tomorrow, yesterday...) in it. My brain must have been too tired last night when I scheduled this one; I totally forgot all about that. So...for all time references, this post was written last night.