better days
2024-Oct-10, Thursday 06:18 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
mellowtiggerIf you see this message in time, go look for Aurora in the sky tonight.
I've been better. Current temp is barely above normal, 37.2C/99.0F. I spent hours asleep this afternoon already. Headache (forehead and base of skull), sore neck and jaw, sore and slightly swollen tongue. All on the right-hand side of my body.
A canker sore appeared on the side of my tongue. The timing is amusing, since this week I intended to post that I haven't had one in a very long time. I wanted to mention that I stopped using toothpaste with sodium lauryl sulfate a long time ago (switching to Sensodyne instead), long before yesterday's news that it seems to be associated with outbreaks in the mouth.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2024/10/09/canker-sore-toothpaste-sls/
I dislike being ill, but at least this is mild.
Edit Friday 8am: I tried to view aurora from my house last night. I tried a few times and even looked through my phone's camera, in case it could spot things that my eye couldn't. No luck. I think the bright security light from the neighbor behind me just washes out any dim aurora. :( Other people posted pics, though, even from here in north Minneapolis. See 1, 2, and 3.)
Edit Friday 4:30pm: I slept the afternoon away again. And I took some Advil (that expired 2.5 years ago) to try to tackle this persistent head and neck ache.
Edit Saturday 4:20pm: I made it through work today without needing a nap. The headache, neck ache, and sore tongue are much diminished. I expect to sleep a few extra hours tonight and hopefully be back to normal tomorrow.
Edit Sunday 5pm: I slept about 9 hours last night, despite oversleeping for 3 days already. Today, the issue is almost-but-not-quite at zero. Maybe one more night of recuperation, then back to normal.
I've been better. Current temp is barely above normal, 37.2C/99.0F. I spent hours asleep this afternoon already. Headache (forehead and base of skull), sore neck and jaw, sore and slightly swollen tongue. All on the right-hand side of my body.
A canker sore appeared on the side of my tongue. The timing is amusing, since this week I intended to post that I haven't had one in a very long time. I wanted to mention that I stopped using toothpaste with sodium lauryl sulfate a long time ago (switching to Sensodyne instead), long before yesterday's news that it seems to be associated with outbreaks in the mouth.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2024/10/09/canker-sore-toothpaste-sls/
I dislike being ill, but at least this is mild.
Edit Friday 8am: I tried to view aurora from my house last night. I tried a few times and even looked through my phone's camera, in case it could spot things that my eye couldn't. No luck. I think the bright security light from the neighbor behind me just washes out any dim aurora. :( Other people posted pics, though, even from here in north Minneapolis. See 1, 2, and 3.)
Edit Friday 4:30pm: I slept the afternoon away again. And I took some Advil (that expired 2.5 years ago) to try to tackle this persistent head and neck ache.
Edit Saturday 4:20pm: I made it through work today without needing a nap. The headache, neck ache, and sore tongue are much diminished. I expect to sleep a few extra hours tonight and hopefully be back to normal tomorrow.
Edit Sunday 5pm: I slept about 9 hours last night, despite oversleeping for 3 days already. Today, the issue is almost-but-not-quite at zero. Maybe one more night of recuperation, then back to normal.