Oral healthcare. As my disease processes have continued, my oral health goes through its stages. I was never forewarned about the damage that would come from #medications, #dehydration, corrosion from #GERD, let alone *just* inflammatory disease. Each year I use my allotted dental insurance either at the very beginning, or the very end of the year (I’m procrastinating going right now). My dentist blocks out HOURS for my appointments, since he knows there’s always work to be done, and it’s not my favorite place to be. . . This photo is of X-rays a few years ago, before he dove in for that session. All of the smooth white is areas that he (or his uncle) has worked to fill in with strong enforcement. I always seem to break them though, as the root cause is still within my body and tongue. . The next photos are of something I’ve been living with on/off for years, but has been continuous for 1.5yrs. This is #geographictongue. It’s not glamorous. It burns. It hurts. It’s irritating. It cycles through starting small and then HUGE. The only way to try help it, aside from getting inflammatory diseases under control, is to massage a thick steroid cream directly on it. It sounds as delightful as it is. Needless to say, many times I stick it through the cycles. 😉 . #IBD #inflammatoryboweldisease #crohns #ulcerativecolitis #colitis #uc #crohnsdisease #ibdawarenessweek #IBDAware #CCAwarenessweek #Ulcers #psoriasisoftongue #tonguepsoriasis #WeNeedACure #WeNeedCureS
