@celia16 hey hi. Well, I had to have my top teeth removed (under local with what 10+ shots of novocaine in the roof of my mouth etc.) My throat got numb, I couldn't swallow, felt like I was drowning, so flashback at the dentist...not great.

Removed of my top teeth was for autoimmune reasons but I can't hold a denture in (horrible gag reflex) for even a second without heaving in the sink. I'm embarrassed to be out without talking and so I'm barely leaving house. I've only been able to eat soft foods which is mostly dairy, yogurt, cottage cheese (not the fat free yucky stuff!) Regular cheese, chocolate that I can let melt in my mouth, peanut butter, ice cream.
Plus lots of stress with a tongue biopsy and a mohs surgery on my face for Basal cell with 10 stitches under my eye.

So I've put back on 20 pounds. I'm eating sugar and starving all the time as I'm not getting meat protein. I really need meat. lots of potatoes, and pasta.
"These are the times that try men's souls." Womens too. Trying not to get depressed.

Trigger finger surgery. And now 3 more trigger fingers that make my hands hard to use so beading and jewelry making, my relaxation at night is out. Fortunately the breast and tongue biopsy were negative, basal cell the best cancer to have if I had to have it somewhere! I also had three trigger fingers injected last week. So much local anesthesia I've cancelled life for a while. I feel like a huge pincushion and getting fat again.

Aren't you glad you asked? Lol but thanks for checking in. 2025 was hard and 2026 isn't starting out great. I'm being worked up for sjogrens on 2 weeks. I need to join that side.

What's up for y'all?? Too much warring in my world and the real world. We all are overwhelmed or minimum, exhausted, with the news cycle I bet?

I'm actually doing better mentally than I should be lol, so ill take it!