I got my lab results back for the BMP (basic metabolic panel). All in the green, including the kidney numbers. So thankfully hydrating really helped matters out a lot! I'm feeling sparkling flavored water easier to drink than regular water, but at least it got me drinking less coffee and soda.

I'm sure the coffee and soda didn't help my situation with my teeth as when I went to the dentist this month, I had 4 cavities and needed 2 crowns. I've had half the dental work done (1 crown, 2 fillings) and will get the other half done when the permanent crown comes in in a couple weeks. I had to pay $500 with dental insurance just for the first half of the treatment, and I anticipate the cost will be similar for the 2nd half. Dental work is not cheap! Part of the cause is the ED stripping away calcium and also causing me to start grinding my teeth and clenching my jaw - 2 behaviors that I still cannot stop. I am going to try a nightguard again once I get this dental work finished. The dentist told me he could do a lower tooth mouthguard and I'm hoping maybe I can keep that in better than I could the upper tooth ones I've tried in the past. EDs are definitely the gift that keeps on giving when it comes to your dental health and definitely not in a good way! I can't even begin to count the number of crowns I've had along with a root canal. And because of the grinding, I grind away old crowns to the point they either break or grind almost completely away and have to replace them. I've spent a fortune on dental work.