Yesterday I made it through my sister's baby shower- yay! Even made it through a short trip Target afterwards with my mother-in-law! (barely)What's that you say? How am I doing? Glad you asked...
Horrible...once again, with every action you do with this disease there is a reaction. A price you pay. I've spent most of the day in bed and am now ready for bed 5 hours earlier than normal. Was it worth it. Definitely this time.
My symptoms for the day have been aches all over- like the stretching every area of your body even though you haven't. Numbness/tingling in my face. Occipital migraines. Finger joint and knee pain.Toes and feet are cold, can't feel them a lot of the time.
And my favorite symptom of the day... are you ready for this?
Inflammation of the blood vessels in my mouth.
Bet you can't guess what this feels like? Let me tell you. I woke up thinking dang it, I have mouth ulcers starting again. Looked in my mouth and thankfully no ulcers. Sometimes I think those are less painful than the inflammation. This type of inflammation even makes your teeth painful at times. There's no real describing this other than imagine having mouth ulcers lining the bottom of your teeth on one side. Mine happens to be one sided today so that's how I explain it.
The other downfall to this is everything tastes funny. And yes, it makes it difficult to eat. You can either try to eat or don't. Some days are worse than others. I chewed on my right side today:) I've decided to post pics as well. Let me tell you, it's not that easy taking pics of your mouth. We did the best we could.
I'm using lidocaine jelly to help numb the area. My friend Anita has recommended Oral Analgesic Gel from the Dollar Tree. Sounds like a good reason to go shopping!
Good Night!
"Sleep is the best medication."
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