Thursh

Yesterday I noticed that my mouth had started to crack around the corners. Uncomfortable, but nothing to really be too worried about. I slapped on some Vaseline and kept on going threw the day. I woke up this morning and my mouth was killing me. I looked in the mirror and guess what folks....I have thrush, UGG!! 

Now for those who don't know, thrush is caused by an infection from bacteria known as Candidiasis. Normally our body is able to keep this bacteria balanced within our system. But, when your immune system is weakened it can effect how much is grown, and when too much grows...Voila! Thrush. 

It should be pretty easy to get rid of. I called my doctor's office and since I've had it before, they should (hopefully) be able to write up a script and fax it over to my pharmacy before quitting time. For me, I prefer the lozenge method of getting rid of thrush. Much easier on my system than the liquid and cream medication doctor's can also use.

So here I am, watching cheesy (yet awesome) movies on the SYFY channel and trying to keep my mind off of the added pain from my mouth. One more thing I have to worry about, blah! If you guys want any extra info about Thrush or how to treat it I'll have two url underneath here that you can move over too. One is from WEBMD and the other one is from the Mayo Clinic. If you guys have any ways of treating thrush write it in the comments section, I would love to see if there are any real good homeopathic ways of getting rid of this. Until next time!  


http://www.webmd.com/oral-health/guide/dental-health-thrush

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/oral-thrush/DS00408

I'm Back!!!

Holy Crap! It has been forever since I've written here and I can only say to those who follow me that I am truly sorry. Things just became so overwhelming that I had to take a break and focus on trying to stay positive, not become depressed, and get ready for my surgery. I can't believe that three weeks since  surgery day have flown by! Needless to say, I'm so happy to be on this side of things and like I said to my surgeon before going under, "No regrets". 

I'm still having dumping episodes, but I knew already that this surgery was to try and help reduce the amount of episodes and severity, not cure me. There isn't a cure for what I have and there isn't a guarantee this surgery will work. I'm having my good days and bad days, but one constant is that the horrible burping and flatulence that I would get after having a meal has gotten insanely better! For three weeks in, that alone is a huge relief. I'm a little nervous about how my body will react when I start adding in actual food since right now I'm on a mostly liquid diet. 

For my next few blog updates I plan on going over things that I experienced and learned while on my little "leave". I'll talk about having my original surgery date rescheduled less than 48 hours before to have a test for a rare disease, going in and coming out of major stomach surgery, the different protein shakes I've tried, putting food back into my diet, and what my next chapter in life has in store for me. 

I still have a long way to go, lots of healing, changes and decisions that need to be made. But as always, I try and accept the challenge!