Ouch.

This entire post is dedicated to mouth ulcers.  They are the devil's work.

It doesn't matter how much pain I am in or how sick I am, there is nothing more depressing than a mouth ulcer.  In the last 3 weeks I have had around 5, usually waiting for one to clear up before another appears.  I have lost 2kg in weight (I did not want to lose weight), I have barely managed to eat and keep myself hydrated without horrible pain, I have been miserable and unable to talk, I have been probably not very nice to ALS and I am fed up.

In between mouth ulcers I had a cold for 5 days, it was a nasty cold but still more bearable than a singular ulcer!

I have tried every remedy going and just about managed to force meals down myself but they seriously get me down.  I love food, it is a very rare occasion that I turn down anything edible but I have been turning down all sorts of goodies.

I get a lot of pain in my hypermobile joints and although the pain in the joints is far worse than the ulcer pain, it's just far less likely to make me want to bury my head under a pillow and sleep until it goes away.

Do you have any simple ailment that you find more depressing than anything else and people think you're making way too much fuss over?  Feel free to share - leave a comment or send an email to ivfjourney2000@gmail.com.