I wish Donna had been taking pictures of you taking pictures of your uvula!
Hope you heal soon!
I think I can hear the ocean!
Since I was a kid, I've suffered from canker sores. I remember sitting on the carpeted kitchen floor of our Sandy slum, err.. rental house, in front of the avocado-green refrigerator yelping with pain every time I had to swallow. Always the caring mother, mom would be extra careful when pushing me away from the fridge with her foot when opening the door to get at the pitcher of re-hydrated Deseret Brand powdered milk.
It's been a couple years since I had a serious outbreak but it looks like I'm about overdue. The first tickle came on Friday along with a little redness in the throat. You know these sorts of things are bad when I find myself wishing for strep throat instead of cankers. By Sunday morning, a full-fledged ulcer had formed right on my uvula.
There is no know cause for cankers though some say a combination of factors are likely to blame. Including stress, lack of sleep, sodium laurel sulphate (a nearly-unavoidable main ingredient in toothpaste) and, depending who you ask, apostasy. Great, all I have to do is lie perfectly still, stop swallowing, quit my job and stop brushing my teeth. The apostasy thing is non-negotiable.
So you can share in the horror, I've included a photograph.
... and a close-up.
I wish Donna had been taking pictures of you taking pictures of your uvula!
Hope you heal soon!
Valtrex is now being prescribed for canker sores. I know this because I had one about a month ago and after 8 days of intense discomfort, I actually went to see my doctor. She even gave me a coupon for a free course (it's very expensive, even with insurance). The canker sore stopped hurting in a day and was gone within a week. I didn't take the full course (not a big fan of meds), but it definitely speeded the healing process along.
I have to say I think you're kind of a whiner and I'm not sure if I want to continue reading your blog -- I'm basically reading for Donna's responses at this point. So you grew up poor and your mom wasn't very attentive, get over it. I think people who have affairs are self-indulgent. If you weren't happy in your marriage, then you should have left.
I know it's your blog and therefore your side of the story, but my God are you self-centered. My husband and I disagree on political and religious topics constantly, but we respect each other's opinions and beliefs because we genuinely respect each other. I don't see a lot of respect for Donna coming from you.
Wow, writing this I've decided that I really don't like you and I don't want to read your blog anymore. But I do hope you get over your canker sore soon because they suck. And I hope Donna grows a pair and starts to tell you what she wants and needs and you actually listen to her and do whatever she says without your constant whining.
Hey anonymous chicken shit (because that's what we call anonymous commenters around here),
You forgot the part about me being able to leave the church but not leave it alone.
Well, kind of by definition, if you keep a public blog you are trying to get some sort of attention. My blog, for instance, drew the attention of many old friends and serves as a centerpoint for keeping in touch with one another.
Pete's blog started as a place for him to vent. Utah is a state where it is often not work-safe to discuss problems with the LDS church aloud where your boss or co-worker might hear. If your family is all rabidly pro-mormon, where else could you go?
The Internet provides an ersatz community which, for many people, serves as a substitute for hidebound religion. This one may not be the one for you, Mr. or Ms. Anonymous.
Besides. I don't think the Internet has enough uvula-porn. Do you?
Last Sunday, a friend was talking about this same thing. Apparently, he went to the dentist & they put a cream on it. It was gone by the next day. I can't help you with the name of the cream or anything, but there are cures... Good luck!
It is an amino acid which fights these things off. Get it at your local health food store. It's awesome! Haven't had a canker in years thanks to this stuff!
Valtrex is used for herpes, which in fact, some types of apthous ulcers ARE. Only I think they are called herpetic ulcers, but it's NOT like genital herpes of the mouth - herpes is all sorts of stuff, like shingles, etc.
I honestly don't think I've ever used the word herpes that many times in one sentence.
I feel as bad as the "Anonymous Hater" above for what I've just done for your search hits. Damn.
I second the recommendation for Lysine. No cankers in years for me, too! I've found it at the grocery store or Target with the other vitamin supplements.
Temporary solution while it heals, but Cank-Aid (or Kank-Aid - red bottle - at the supermarket) is the best I've found so you can at least eat a meal.
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Much rather would see Donna running, she looks good...your mouth, my boy, that is just bad news. Heal soon.