March 21, 2011
Poof!
And just like that, almost as stealthily as it crept up, the pain left.
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March 19, 2011
Theater
Had great seats at the theater tonight. Another awesome performance by Cousin Dan.
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March 17, 2011
Concurring diagnoses!
Okay, boys and girls. We might be finally settling on a resolution. At the very least, a common diagnosis. Dentist today poked around, and rattled his metal mirror torture-device thingy around my teeth and, after peeling me off the ceiling, proclaimed, “I think it’s trigeminal neuralgia.” Ding ding ding! That’s what the primary care doc said, so that’s what we’re going with for now.
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March 16, 2011
How do you spell relief?
V-I-C-O-D-I-N.
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March 16, 2011
Another office visit today
Let’s see if medical expert #5 can figure anything out. Seeing the dentist late this afternoon.
After a pretty good day yesterday, I crashed and burned last night. A rush-hour Vicodin helped, except for dinner, which was excruciating. Again.
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March 15, 2011
Update
I’ve run the medical gamut, and am really nowhere new. Here’s what I’ve done, in a nutshell:
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March 11, 2011
Bouncing
Well, Wednesday’s relief was either temporary or an indication I spaced my pain meds appropriately. That night I crumpled again. Yesterday saw a CR scan to rule out a mass in my sinus passage. All clear on that front (thankfully), causing the ENT to proclaim it must be dental. He referred me to an oral surgeon, where I sit waiting to be seen right now. Fun.
Actually, I don’t care WTF they do if it brings relief.
More later. Hopefully pain-free or at least with some solid answers.
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