I just didn’t want to go out tonight. Gotta get me some shut eye!
I hope my weight isn’t too much tomorrow…! In other news. My BP isn’t too bad, right now. Range is tight on an intra-day basis, less than 10 average systolic, less than 5 average diastolic.
My crown is tarnished
But I’m having a bit of trouble with pericoronitis. So there’s a story.
I had to look that term up. Wisdom teeth sometimes come through in teen years, sometimes they don’t erupt properly, or at all (my case). But the gum tissue around one of my wisdom tooth seems slightly inflamed right now, with no obvious cause. I wonder if I infected it with a dirty BBQ skewer about ten days ago, which would be approximate.
My wonderful dentist kindly x-rayed it at short notice, but he couldn’t find any obvious caries. So the suspicion is either irritation of the gum tissue above the crown or impacted debris from either plaque (?) or recent oral surgery.
No obvious problem, but it hasn’t healed yet. So I have been using a couple of medications to control the inflammation: Orabase & Mundisal. I started gargling with a 1% solution of homemade saline, to see if that can help. Lots of dental reports suggest some efficacy.
My back has also erupted in acne spots. So I’m wondering if I need to be getting more sleep than previously. I was burning the midnight oil recently due to the high heat & humidity, and going to bed near 2am. That’s way too late to get restful sleep. Immunity strength and sleep are closely correlated. So guess what I’ll be doing at 1a.m. tonight!