Saw the dermatologist yesterday, and she found a mole that looked bad, so she did a biopsy. It's probably fine, as this happens every year or two & only once did the tests show results bad enough that she had to do a full excision, but I'll know for sure when they call with the results sometime within the next two weeks. In the meantime, Shannon ( Read more... )

Today is my first day with no codeine whatsoever. My last Tylenol #4 tablet was yesterday at 11:50 am (almost exactly 24 hours ago), at which time the headache was excruciating. It's worse now ( Read more... )

I need to write two longer journal entries about (1) Melody and Jared's wedding weekend up in Placerville and (2) the Art/Craft thing, but right now I'm just posting because a few different people asked me recently if I have a dish planned for when I get the "All Clear" & don't have to worry about eating mush to protect the gum grafts anymore & ( Read more... )

Reducing the Neurontin dosage to 400 mg/day (instead of 600 mg/day) for the next few days, because from 10 am Friday through sometime Sunday afternoon, I'll be socializing with numerous extended family members (many of whom I will be meeting for the first time) pretty much every waking hour, and it would suck to do all that while being the ( Read more... )

I went to CWC today for the first time since the gum graft surgery, so it's been 3 full weeks. It was weird. All kinds of stuff has changed in just that short period of time: Katy (the art teacher) is back from the Berkeley Adult School summer closure, Sara (the intern who is also an artist) doesn't work in the art room on Tuesdays anymore, and a ( Read more... )

Pasta has never been so amazingly delicious.

Saw the dentist today & he took out my sutures, which has made a HUGE difference in my comfort. The skin of the inner lip is extremely sensitive, so I was aware of the sutures constantly, every moment that I was awake, always feeling like I had a piece of food caught in my gums ... and since there were wounds there, I constantly felt like a piece ( Read more... )

Strangely enough, the "Mostly Pudding and Ice Cream" diet has resulted in me losing 3 pounds in a week and a half. I think there are a lot of women in our culture who would be happy to hear about this effective diet regimen. Perhaps I should write a self-help book ( Read more... )

First of 3 gum graft post-op appointments yesterday ( Read more... )

I'm having some minor anxiety problems, no doubt partially caused by the emotional stuff that's been coming up (as described in other recent entries in this journal), but also probably caused by the fact that my mouth is hurting ( Read more... )