I actually feel productive for once. I have at least 10 more spoons left, which I need to give credit to my cardiologist because I think he and I found a med that works for me and I feel much more energetic. ANYWAYS:
I took Chevy to the dog park. Got my face painted for one of my nieces projects. I have done 3 loads of laundry, folded AND put away! (that's a huge feat btw) I finished editing my player profile pictures for this season. I redid my twin's baby shower invites because she had to change the shower date, I cleaned the bathroom....
...and leading to actual subject today:
I had a dentist appointment and scheduled 2 more for next week
I know that sounds extreme, but for those of you that may NOT know, just as "your eyes are the windows to your soul"...
..."your mouth is the window to your heart"
Cardiac patients should really make sure their oral care is meticulous. I'm a nurse, and honestly, most nurses are the worst patients, including myself. I hadn't been to the dentist in maybe 5+ years, I kept having insurance changes so it was hard to keep one, so I pretty much gave up. The college where I live happens to offer a dental hygiene/dental program. As disappointed in my dental hygiene as I am, my teeth and mouth are bad enough to get free dental care because I qualified to be a patient for the students taking their board exam for their practicing licenses. I finally decided I needed to get my mouth taken care of, and the reasons being:
1) the plaque that grows on your teeth is the same exact thing as the plaque that can grow in your circulatory system, which can increase your risk of stroke/heart attack.
2) An unhealthy mouth can tell you that maybe your heart is unhealthy, too. Keeping an unhealthy mouth will lead to heart diseases.
3) Being on heart medications will most likely cause your mouth to be unhealthy (which is why I decided to get multiple dental appointments)...I bet 90% of you on a cardiac medication suffer from constant dry mouth...which leads to gengival hyperplasia and decay, leaving your heart more prone to disease (the vicious cycle)
Like I said, my teeth are so bad that it will take multiple appointments to get my gums irrigated, my teeth completely cleaned, and get a couple of fillings refilled.
TAKE CARE OF YOUR TEETH PEOPLE! just because they are white after using whitener does not mean they are healthy.
Also** for dry mouth- use sugar free hard candies, biotene, and NON-ALCOHOLIC mouth rinse (i.e. listerine zero)
My mouth. My gums are red and puffy (gengival hyperplasia) most likely from chronically being on a heart medication, not flossing like I'm supposed so, and always having a dry mouth because of my heart medications. My gums are currently trying to pull away from my teeth because of the plaque that has been caught under there, (you can tell on my lower jaw front teeth the most).
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