A Bunch of Things
Crossposting still isn't happening. I put this entry up at Dreamwidth Monday night, 2/21/22:
I'm having a variety of pain sensations--ache, sharp--in varying locations of my jaw, lower teeth, upper teeth, and jaw joints in seemingly random moments since Friday night. Brushing my teeth seems to be a reliable pain vector though, even using Pronamel toothpaste that usually does the opposite of bothering me. Some times I have no pain at all. I know from how much many other body parts have been hurting me in recent days that I currently have some allergy and inflammation issues, but I'm going to call the dental clinic tomorrow asking what I need to do to alleviate this and if this means I need a root canal because the filling is irritating my nerves.
That would require taking the subway into Harlem, and the six reported stabbings that have taken place within 48 hours in the subway system is making me nervous. That and the run of people being pushed in front of oncoming trains. Things have been different lately.
I spent about ten to fifteen minutes on the downtown 6 train after my dental appointment Thursday and in that time two homeless people asked the car for money and two unconnected guys selling chargers and headphones passed me, which is a lot, especially since half the number of people who rode the system pre-pandemic are using it now. This was my fourth time taking the 6 line in the last month, so I don't know what was going on Thursday afternoon.
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While futzing around figuring out what brand and color red I want to commit my hair to next, I picked up Schwarzkopf's Color Boost Red and applied three pumps of color to see what it did. I was very underwhelmed. Although it burned on my scalp a bit, it added almost no color to my roots, which are still also getting oily as quickly as they usually do when undyed. Didn't apply much color to my previously dyed hair either. It's supposed to last for twenty washes and hasn't even made four. Five pumps are supposed to give a more intense color but I don't know if it's worth it for another try; I can only figure that one pump would be completely useless despite what the box says.
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This cycle's PMS is giving me brutal anxiety, sometimes with depression and a sense of pointlessness, much, much worse than usual, though I'm sure my teeth doing whatever and Food Stamps requiring recertification due March 15 aren't helping either. Sometimes it hits especially hard out of nowhere. At least I got my car's annual inspection done today, something I needed to do by the end of February, so that's one stressor gone.
eta: I didn't call the dental clinic Tuesday, 2/22, because the weather destroyed me and made my everything hurt so I spent most of the day in bed.
I'm having a variety of pain sensations--ache, sharp--in varying locations of my jaw, lower teeth, upper teeth, and jaw joints in seemingly random moments since Friday night. Brushing my teeth seems to be a reliable pain vector though, even using Pronamel toothpaste that usually does the opposite of bothering me. Some times I have no pain at all. I know from how much many other body parts have been hurting me in recent days that I currently have some allergy and inflammation issues, but I'm going to call the dental clinic tomorrow asking what I need to do to alleviate this and if this means I need a root canal because the filling is irritating my nerves.
That would require taking the subway into Harlem, and the six reported stabbings that have taken place within 48 hours in the subway system is making me nervous. That and the run of people being pushed in front of oncoming trains. Things have been different lately.
I spent about ten to fifteen minutes on the downtown 6 train after my dental appointment Thursday and in that time two homeless people asked the car for money and two unconnected guys selling chargers and headphones passed me, which is a lot, especially since half the number of people who rode the system pre-pandemic are using it now. This was my fourth time taking the 6 line in the last month, so I don't know what was going on Thursday afternoon.
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While futzing around figuring out what brand and color red I want to commit my hair to next, I picked up Schwarzkopf's Color Boost Red and applied three pumps of color to see what it did. I was very underwhelmed. Although it burned on my scalp a bit, it added almost no color to my roots, which are still also getting oily as quickly as they usually do when undyed. Didn't apply much color to my previously dyed hair either. It's supposed to last for twenty washes and hasn't even made four. Five pumps are supposed to give a more intense color but I don't know if it's worth it for another try; I can only figure that one pump would be completely useless despite what the box says.
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This cycle's PMS is giving me brutal anxiety, sometimes with depression and a sense of pointlessness, much, much worse than usual, though I'm sure my teeth doing whatever and Food Stamps requiring recertification due March 15 aren't helping either. Sometimes it hits especially hard out of nowhere. At least I got my car's annual inspection done today, something I needed to do by the end of February, so that's one stressor gone.
eta: I didn't call the dental clinic Tuesday, 2/22, because the weather destroyed me and made my everything hurt so I spent most of the day in bed.