"My geographic tongue doesn't have AIDS" written by Paul on estrip.org

02/01/11 06:43 - ID#53532

My geographic tongue doesn't have AIDS

The other day part of my tongue decided to attack itself again. The doctor had said it looked like geographic tongue

when I went a couple months back.

Of course its just another disease with no known cause or cure and yet another form of my body attacking itself like the crohns. Interestingly, I read this specific condition could be a vitamin deficiency caused by the crohn's. It's weird because I haven't really had any crohn's symptoms since my appendix came out like three years ago.

This week it hurt a bunch so I went to the doctor again today. Before I left, I looked it up online and found a great article about geographic tongue. Then I scrolled to the top and saw it was a freakin AIDS information site!!!

This of course made me totally paranoid. Luckily, it just happened that today was also free instant AIDS testing downtown. Really, there is no reason for me to have AIDS but I figured better know for sure as the last time I was tested was 1999 and there were some sketchy years in the early 2000s.

It came back negative but I am still concerned for my tongue's future although peroxide and tongue scraper seems to be helping.

The whole thing really blows my mind because I could not possibly eat healthier food. I blame it on flossing. I never had trouble before I started flossing every day as the dentist suggested.

paul writes at 01:21:43 05/01/11 - Comment #62096: This wasn't really orange tongue yet but I changed the category to keep it along with the history of my tongue drama.

leetee writes at 11:17:16 02/04/11 - Comment #60489: oh ehm gee. i had that a few months ago, for such a long time. it was painful. i didn't go to the doctor... i thought it was a reaction to new meds. (e:uncutsaniflush) didn't get it though.

don't you have a primary care doctor? it took me a while, but i found one that isn't an idiot and actually listens to me...

paul writes at 12:10:09 02/04/11 - Comment #60486: The doctor said pityriasis rosacea the minute he saw it. (e:Mike) got it right after me. So much for not being contagious. That being said neither Matt nor terry got it nor were their any blood tests to make it conclusive.

The new doctor gave me a mouthwash of nystatin, tetracycline and steroids to swish with and to follow up in two weeks. She said it could have been a secondary infection that took advantage of the geographic tongue.

I would really like to see an actual doctor with exoerience. No matter where I go I always manage to get new or inexperienced doctors.

tinypliny writes at 02:43:10 02/03/11 - Comment #60476: Btw, whatever happened to those papular skin lesions you had? Did your doctor ever reach a conclusive diagnosis?

tinypliny writes at 02:40:54 02/03/11 - Comment #60475: Sorry to hear you are having to put up with all these annoying conditions that don't have a specific cure. :/ :::link:::

I doubt you have a vit b12 deficiency, though...

heidi writes at 09:40:00 02/01/11 - Comment #60461: I'm glad your tongue doesn't have AIDS.

paul writes at 07:16:56 02/01/11 - Comment #60460: The doctor that said it was geographic tongue said it was not thrush. Here is the wiki article :::link:::

flacidness writes at 06:51:27 02/01/11 - Comment #60459: Oh man!! Isn't that called thrush???? That looks so scary. I'm do glad your tongue doesn't have AIDS. That's really scary. You could go around scaring children with that :) I hope they have you something for it.

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Category: food

01/30/11 09:42 - 19.ºF - ID#53520

Where clam meets beef and egg

I am obsessed with veggie, meet, and noodle bowls now. I have been eating them everyday. Small portions of each thing but lots of flavors. This one had some beef slices, four clams, an egg, Swiss Chard, peas, and carrots in a lemongrass broth.

The nice part is that it only tale like 5 minutes to make too and the noodles are cheap when you buy them in a big package.

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Category: nature

01/30/11 09:28 - 19.ºF - ID#53518

Buffalo Botanical Gardens

I love going to the buffalo botanical gardens on a sunny winter day. Its so nice to feel the rays on your face in the Cactus room and the humidity in the rest of it.

I signed up for another membership last time. I gotta get back soon because the ponderosa lemon tree is starting to blume. I think that might be my favorite smell in the world.

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Category: food

01/30/11 09:15 - ID#53517

Ortiz Tuna at Wegman's

For some reason our Wegmans on Amherst St in the city went from having Ortiz brand tuna in two separate areas to not having it at all.

Luckily, my new favorite Wegmans in West Seneca had it in all three varieties. I love the one in the glass jar so much.

The one in the box is actually the tastiest but I am convinced that its extra delicious fattiness makes it higher in mercury content. Not that I am too worried about that after my mercury test turned up nothing crazy.

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Category: food

01/29/11 05:00 - 25.ºF - ID#53512

Cleaning out the kitchen

Cleaning of the kitchen I threw out anything I hadn't used in a year, anything I had a better version of, and any food that expired.

Six garbage bags later I feel much better about the state of the kitchen. We were borderline girders with all the crap that was stacking up.

Emptying the jello boxes for recycling I noticed sugar free jello is practically an empty box. Why don't they adjust the box size for that.

(e:tinypliny). I have both a food processor and wand blender that ate slated for trash. Want either of them? There are also two forms of popcorn Popper if anyone is interested.

flacidness writes at 03:48:34 01/31/11 - Comment #60431: hope you didnt throw out the jello!! havent you heard there is always room for J-E-L-L-O. :)

paul writes at 09:23:35 01/31/11 - Comment #60430: Sure. The only thing that's taken so far is the air Popper.

tinypliny writes at 11:49:25 01/30/11 - Comment #60429: I am taking that blender and food processor if my department mate says he wants them. Can I let you know tomorrow? Stop by in the evening, maybe?

dcoffee writes at 09:14:39 01/30/11 - Comment #60424: Food Processors are handy, I'd take it, but I have an extra one just like that :) I hope you send them to the Salvation Army or St Vinnie's if you can't find a better home for them.

metalpeter writes at 10:08:38 01/30/11 - Comment #60422: In Terms of the Jello I say Make Jello Shots!! In terms of the box size I bet if they make all the boxes the same size it is most cost effective you could use the same box for both products... Of course that assumes they do all the printing and art work in house as opposed to some other company doing it but it still might be cheaper.. But what I'm guessing is the real reason is a smaller box would be less text and less pretty pictures on the outside.... Also if other companies (do they make no name Jello?) have the same size box a smaller box might not get noticed on the shelf..... Again these are all just guesses......

tinypliny writes at 08:37:33 01/30/11 - Comment #60420: Electric stoves make awful popcorn... atleast mine does.

paul writes at 07:30:43 01/29/11 - Comment #60412: I don't know why. I hate appliances. One is a air popper that uses no oil and the othet uses oil.

For me the best way to make popcorn is with oil on the stove. I really don't think the tbsp of oil is that excessive and it means not needing to have an extra appliances

tinypliny writes at 07:19:31 01/29/11 - Comment #60411: BTW, why do you have two poppers and why are you getting rid of them?

tinypliny writes at 07:14:25 01/29/11 - Comment #60409: I just bought a wand blender last month and really like it! :)

But I do know of someone that might make good use of both the wand blender and the food processor. It my department-mate who started all the debate because he apparently makes do with one blunt knife in his kitchen. I was appalled when he said that. I could take them from you and give it to him if you are sure that you are getting rid of them.

I would be interested in trying out both the popcorn poppers though. I am still trying to find the best way of popping plain corn without any butter or oil. I have tried stovetop - too messy, microwave bowl - iffy plastic, paper bags in microwave - eh...

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Category: web

01/28/11 09:21 - 27.ºF - ID#53505

The one thing not made in china

I can only imagine what people ate thinking about this.

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Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 01/28/11 09:21

Category: clothing

01/27/11 10:59 - 25.ºF - ID#53502

Nothing says dork like...

An ipad jacket. I can't even believe this is real

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Location: Buffalo, NY
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Category: food

01/24/11 06:28 - 19.ºF - ID#53489

Yummy Left Overs from Russel's

I came home for lunch to finish up my birthday leftovers. They were so yummy. It's hard to believe but it was not fish. Well, I did have calamari and oysters as an appetizer.

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Location: Buffalo, NY
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Category: clothing

01/23/11 12:53 - 7.0ºF - ID#53483

Chicago must be cold

Because (e:flacidness) wore shorts to go out dancing last night.

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Location: Buffalo, NY
Last Modified: 01/23/11 12:53

Category: birthday

01/22/11 06:37 - 14.ºF - ID#53479

my new salmon board from neo

(E:matthew) also got my this awesome silver and wood salmon service from Neo on elmwood. That store has a lot of cool atuff if you are looking for gifts and aren't aure what to get.

I love the look of Silver and wood together. It makes want those fancy eye glasses I didn't buy last year.