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Posted by Dinah on October 30, 2006, at 13:36:40
I'm getting something from my doc for what I'm sure is an oral yeast infection. Blech. In a few short hours I might have relief from the pain of the last couple of weeks. I could do the happy dance. Or at least that's what I hope it is or I'm back to the old drawing board.
Gee, being happy I'm 200 pounds, and hoping I have an oral yeast infection. Life sure is strange.
Of course, on the other hand everything won't taste like a salt lick, I won't feel so sick, and I'll be able to eat again. Drat. There goes my weight loss.
And my quarterly blood glucose levels were fine!! I don't understand that. They were 6.5. Maybe I need to recalibrate my glucometer...
If I ever see my doctor again, I'll ask her if maybe it's because only my fasting levels are out of line, while the midday ones are ok.
I don't know how that doctor makes money. She sends me for tests, calls me with the results, and changes my medications, then sends me for tests again. All without seeing me! I haven't seen her in nearly a year, while I've had blood tests and meds changes every six weeks for that year.
Posted by ClearSkies on October 30, 2006, at 14:03:45
In reply to Thank heavens, posted by Dinah on October 30, 2006, at 13:36:40
I'm glad that you're feeling better - and it's strange how we come to understand that everything is relative, isn't it? I'm happier being moody and having a headache in exchange for sleep and relief from hot flashes.
I wonder if your recurring issues with yeast might be helped by taking a probiotic of some sort, to give the "friendly" bugs in your system a better chance of keeping the yeast in check. Is your yeast an overgrowth of Candida? (that's the only yeast I know the name of, besides baker's yeast, ha ha.) I have taken probiotics in the past when I've had such problems. My local health food store keeps them.
CS
Posted by Dinah on October 30, 2006, at 16:58:32
In reply to Re: Thank heavens » Dinah, posted by ClearSkies on October 30, 2006, at 14:03:45
I'll look into the probiotics. I've heard good things about them.
It's amazing how narrow one's world can become. I spent two weeks with my world mainly limited to my mouth and my work. Such a narrow narrow focus.
The instructions are a bit depressing. It says it could take days to work. :( Oh well. At least it's closer to working than it was when I avoided calling the doctor.
Posted by Lindenblüte on November 3, 2006, at 22:03:12
In reply to Re: Thank heavens » ClearSkies, posted by Dinah on October 30, 2006, at 16:58:32
probiotics don't have to be that complicated. Start off with simple yogurt. Activia has a nice culture in it. Also, if you can get Kefir, in the yogurt aisle, it contains a lot of different lactose-cultures, even more different kinds than yogurt! (plus!!! It's YUMMY! on your cereal or whatnot)
hope you get some relief soon. sounds most unpleasant. (((((healthy mouth)))))
-Li
Posted by Dinah on November 4, 2006, at 1:07:21
In reply to Re: Thank heavens » Dinah, posted by Lindenblüte on November 3, 2006, at 22:03:12
Lucky me. It did seem to be an oral yeast infection, so the medication started working really well after a few days. In fact today is the first day my mouth felt ok. And of course I forgot to take my medication. :)
I really need some sort of alarm implant, because I'm too good at ignoring the external sort.
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