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What went well today:

• Picked up an antihistamine from PAMF. It only costs $1.50 for 30 tablets there. It's eight times that much if I get it at Walgreens.
• Read a couple of chapters of the Ishiguro book with GH. We're getting to the final pages and can't help but wonder how it will end. A lot has been revealed but the final pages no doubt still have a few twists and turns.
• Landlord repaired the hot water system. Can take warm showers once again. The water with the tanks off was really cold.
• Did a grocery run to TJ's. They were better stocked than they were on the weekend.
• Had a late lunch/early dinner at the cafe in MV. Had a simple meal--salad and toasted cheese sandwich. Simple but tasty!
• Heard some of an interview with Jimmy Fallon on Fresh Air. He's quite funny and uplifting. He's not dazzled by the lights.
• Went to the dentist. Had a hygiene, x-rays, and check up. Everything went smoothly and quickly. They are quite good at what they do.
• Dreamed last about working. Don't recall any details but I'm sure it was about working in some form.
  

Had a couple of episodes of flushing/redness. Both happened a while after eating. Both were a bit more intense than usual. I think the PCP is going to have to do something. The topicals are helping my skin but are not affecting the episodes.

Dental prognosis was not very good. I had a lot of buildup (given that I had a hygiene three months ago). There was lot of gum irritation--more than I would have suspected given how much I brush and so forth. They want me to come back in for some hygiene training and possibly some deep scaling. We shall see!