i got the poison, i got the remedy

[the_siobhan]

This is me stressing about my meat stuffs again, so hit the downspace key right now if you're tired of it.

One of the instructions that seems to be pretty much universal for dealing with my acid reflux issue is to eat more frequent and much smaller meals. Which I've been trying to do, while working around the fact that the breaks at work aren't really long enough to do much more than grab a coffee and skate back up to my desk.

The problem with this is that to deal with my teeth issue I have to spend 10 minutes cleaning up my mouth every single time I eat or drink anything other than water, no exceptions. This has resulted me having oh, at minimum about an extra hour a day devoted specifically to the task of how I feed myself.

Add that to the fact that I'm trying to avoid grains this week as part of my "figure out how to make at least one of my physical problems just go the fuck away and stop pestering me" strategy and yesterday I didn't eat breakfast at all. I honestly just could not come up with one single thing that I wanted to eat badly enough to have to deal with doing all that scrubbing and flossing and rinsing afterwards.

As you could probably have predicted, physical issues are turning into enough of a resource hog that they are starting to leak heavily over into the realm of mental issues. This whole situation is twigging my eating disorder Stuff like you would Not. Fucking. Believe. And I'm not kidding, my main defense? My full-blown anorexia was in 1985-86, so I keep visualizing going back there by picturing myself in leg-warmers and headbands and teased bangs.

So what I am essentially communicating to you all is that the knowledge that a 45 year-old women would look like a complete 'tard in leg-warmers is the only thing that stands between me and bugfuck crazy.

This is one of those situations where I'm honestly not sure which is worse, the disease or the cure.

Comments

[miss_squiddy]

Well that sucks. I know it might not be much help, but there are things that you can buy over here called 'brush aways' and they're little balls of bristles that you chew and then spit away. Would they help you to do your teeth at your desk?

[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

They would actually - I've never heard of them.

I don't suppose you have a link? The only one I could find was to these</a<, and they seem to be more geared towards making your breath smell good than towards your actual teeth. (http://www.ciao.co.uk/Oral_B_Brush_Aways_Disposable_Teeth_Wipes__Review_5531789)

[miss_squiddy]

Wrong name sorry - They're called fuzzy brushes. Same thing, but slightly different...

[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

Hm. I'm going to show them to the specialist. Breath fresheners often have sweetener in them, but if s/he thinks they're worth trying out I may order a box.

I tried these

[theevilchemist.livejournal.com]

SLS had one that she let me try, except it's kind of like a sleeping bag for your finger. You slide you finger into it and just go back and forth. It works amazingly well.

I have a proposition for you. I feel like going to Toronto for a nice little vacation after the 1st. of Oct. If you guys let me crash with you, I'll bring you 6 months worth of folic acid. I'll show you how to make a spray out of the tablets. It's pretty easy. Just grind a crapload of them in a coffe grinder, add water and filter like coffee. I get 50% off on our products so I can get you a 6 month supply of spray for about $10US.

jv

Re: I tried these

[50-ft-queenie.livejournal.com]

If you could show me how to do that as well, I'd be hugely grateful. Also, if you visit soon, I may insist on taking you to a gourmet vegan restaurant. They even have organic wine.

Re: I tried these

[theevilchemist.livejournal.com]

You're On!
jv

Re: I tried these

[50-ft-queenie.livejournal.com]

I just suggested to Sio that we all meet for dinner at Fressen on the Saturday night, if that works for you.

Re: I tried these

[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

Ah, Fressen! From the German word for "to graze".

There's also Fresh at Queen & Shaw. I've been wanting to check them out because they have a cookbook for sale that I might be interested in buying.

Re: I tried these

[50-ft-queenie.livejournal.com]

Aha, so that's why they called it Fressen. Website here: http://www.fressenrestaurant.com/

Fresh is very good, and the cookbook looks quite fab. We bought it a bday gift for a friend last year, and the recipes looked great. The only drawback is that the dining room feels a bit cafeteria-like.

Re: I tried these

[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

I ate at Fressen once years ago and it was delicious. Even for a dedicated omnivore like me.

Re: I tried these

[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

You are totally on. We're back from TSM's wedding around noon of the 1st.

Axe and I were in Little India and we passed by a restaurant that offered all-vegan southern Indian food. I immediately thought of the place you & Sarah took me to in Chicago.

Awesome!

[theevilchemist.livejournal.com]

I am thinking the weekend of the 5th. Does this sound good for you?
jv

Re: Awesome!

[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

Works for me. And I'm not working that weekend.

Re: Awesome!

[50-ft-queenie.livejournal.com]

Shall we all meet for dinner at Fressen on the Saturday night?

Re: Awesome!

[the_axel]

Fantastic.

[baratron.livejournal.com]

ICON LOVE!

[miss_squiddy]

Ditto!

[disastrid.livejournal.com]

ugh. yeah, i can understand what you're saying about the eating thing. flossing fucking sucks it.

however, that icon is fucking genius.

[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

I figured you'd be able to sympathize, since you've complained in the past about soft teeth. I'm a little irked that I've been blessed with wonderful hard teeth and a really shitty jaw!

[(Anonymous)]

I think you gave me that, too.
Jenn

[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

Erm. Sorry.

On the plus side, it's not a glass jaw.

[(Anonymous)]

Not your fault, and I am quite happy my jaw isn't made of glass. I will however blame you for the fashion atrocities of the evil 80's.

[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

Oh sure. Blame the victim.

I like my Water Pick

[theevilchemist.livejournal.com]

I use a water pick. It's actually kinda fun. It's also very useful for cleaning shit out of hard to reach places.
jv

all I wanna know...

[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

Are you still talking about your teeth? :-)

[missjanette.livejournal.com]

oh dude.

I will also probably lose a bunch of teeth too early from gum disease. I am currently experimenting w a sonicare and a waterpik.

I find that those little glide flossers are decent rather than hauling around a container of floss that's an asspain to manuever around in your mouth.

blargh.

[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

Those scraps of floss in the u-shaped plastic? I was looking at those.

They would certainly be easier for work. More trash to throw out though. I waffle.

[lilactime.livejournal.com]

Scraps of floss on a stick are waaaay easier to use than regular floss. If the back teeth are a particular issue, I'd recommend them. Yes, they're single use only, but this is your teeth. Buy some carbon credits if it really bugs you.

[missjanette.livejournal.com]

I find I only need one or two to do my whole mouth - you rinse the gunk off and proceed until the floss shreds. There's also the Reach (?) flosser which is a reusable handle w replaceable floss heads. Less to throw out. I like the idea of the reusable handle but I don't care for the floss it comes with so I use the Glide disposeables instead. My carbon footprint is already lower than that of the average american so I feel it's not so bad.

[eveofdstruction.livejournal.com]

I would second the sonicare. I may still lose a few more teeth, but using it has made a hunge difference in my mouth. There were measurable differences in my periodontal pockets within 3 months.

[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

I'll put that on my list of things to ask the specialist about. :-)

[eveofdstruction.livejournal.com]

Oh, and when fully charged they will work for a week, so you can tote it back and forth to work without worrying about power issues.

[theevilchemist.livejournal.com]

I love my water pick!
I had a sonicare, but I lost it in detroit. :(

[sharkskitten.livejournal.com]

:: hugs ::

...i loved my fuzzy purple leg warmers, but i think i would probably kill myself rather than turn the clock back to the 80s. Glad i'm not the only one who teased her bangs...

[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

That's what makes it such an effective defense mechanism!

[50-ft-queenie.livejournal.com]

I wore acid washed jeans! *sob*

[spikella.livejournal.com]

:s
i wish i had words, but all i have to offer is my hope that it becomes easier for you and soon

[spikella.livejournal.com]

p.s. maybe i'm crazy but i kinda miss my blue and purple legwarmers and teased bangs

[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

I'm sure it will. It just seems like it's a lot right now so I want to core-dump about it.

[dark-phoenix54.livejournal.com]

Whatever works.If hidious fashion mistakes can prevent anorexia, so be it.

I hope you can figure something out soon. Chronic health issues suck big ones, and when you get multiple ones, it's like they just run your whole fucking life. {{{hugs}}}

[baratron.livejournal.com]

Gah. I freaking hate that - where the advice for one particular health problem then aggravates another health problem :/ You have my empathy.

And honestly, bitching about stuff is what the livejournal is here for. I'd rather hear that things are crap for you than not hear from you at all.