Magic Mouthwash

   Have you ever had a canker sore? Bad sore throat or had braces that cut your mouth? Have you ever had the "Magic Mouthwash" that was compounded by a pharmacist to alleviate the pain?
Well, I have used it in the past when I had painful sores in my mouth that I now know was caused by Behcet's. Now, I have them nearly everyday. (Happily, they seem smaller since starting my meds) This morning, I got up and yippee! No sores! That was this morning. Right after dinner I decided to take a few minutes to get caught up the news and update my blogs. As I am sitting here, I realize that I have a huge lesion on my tongue. I cannot believe it! Although I am NOT going to blog a picture of my tongue like some bloggers have, please believe me when I tell you I am sorely disappointed. Pun intended. I had such high hopes to be lesion free. Ahh, maybe tomorrow. Anyway, back to the Mouthwash: Homemade recipe: 1 part Milk of Magnesia, 2 parts children's Benadryl, a bit of water to thin it out, shake it up (really all you need is about a tablespoon total) and swish that stuff in your mouth and it really helps. Don't swallow it for crying out loud! You'll fall asleep in front of the TV!
I chose the minty flavor. Mixed with the cherry? flavor of Benadryl, it's sort of bubble-gummy.

Now for something completely different and bizarre. I laughed so much, I almost bust a gut.
Sitting at the eye-doc today waiting for my son, I overheard three women talking. Two were employees (one in her 30's who looks very "goth", the other perhaps in her 40's). One was an elderly (perhaps 80's?) woman with purple hair. Flaming purple hair, not the old-lady purple that is a "rinse" for gray hair that gives a lavender hue. They were talking variously politics, condos, as in getting someone to do your yard work with HOA fees, and dating...sex in particular. The elderly woman was going on and on how she enjoyed living alone and not worrying about having a man underfoot. She said (and I quote!) "I wasn't interested much in dating until I was 79. I had a lot of men, some were good in...(eww file this under TMI) and some were not. " Okay, you get the gist. It was making my head hurt because it was so graphic, yet hysterical. Then the 30's something Goth Girl said " Well, my aunt is elderly and I can't believe she is so interested in men! Honestly, I have to fight her for certain guys she flirts with that I want! And she is 57!!!!" I almost puked! When did elderly become 50's?
Honey, you ain't seen nothing yet!  The whole conversation made me laugh. A bright spot in my craptastic week.