Because this is the story of my life. . .
Ooooo, ooooo, ooooo!!!! Guess what, flist! What I thought was a killer flare-up of TMJ? Yeah! It's actually looking now as though it might actually be an impacted wisdom tooth! Oral surgery FTW!!!!
Ok, for reals. . . I talked to my mom yesterday and she suggested I take a look to be sure that it's NOT a wisdom tooth, and one flashlight and magnifying mirror later, I've got a sinking feeling that I've been wrong all this time. There's a very unpleasant looking spot back there where it looks like a tooth is trying to come in and failing miserably. If it's infected, as it appears it very well may be, that could explain the pain and fogginess in my ear, the swelling along my jaw line, and the incurable headaches.
I've got an appointment with the dentist tomorrow morning. Alas, there was a possibility I could go right away this morning, but the MD and I begin our intensive arts marketing training program today and until he gets there at 11 I'll be the sole representative from my company. It probably wouldn't look good to he funders if we both were to miss the first hour. Still sucks that I'll miss the first hour or so tomorrow, but when I've got a potentially infectious situation this close to my brain, I don't want to dilly-dally.
Still need to check on the terms of my health insurance to see if there's any way I can justify surgery to remove wisdom teeth as a medical rather than dental procedure and thus possibly get at least some financial help on this. Otherwise, I'm without dental insurance and will therefore be dependent on my parents to help me pay for it.
Also breaking a pharmaceutical rule and taking some leftover amoxicillin from the "lip thing" last year in hopes that, if this is an infection, I can nip it in the bud and possibly reduce some of the pain and swelling without having to wait.
Damn.
Ok, for reals. . . I talked to my mom yesterday and she suggested I take a look to be sure that it's NOT a wisdom tooth, and one flashlight and magnifying mirror later, I've got a sinking feeling that I've been wrong all this time. There's a very unpleasant looking spot back there where it looks like a tooth is trying to come in and failing miserably. If it's infected, as it appears it very well may be, that could explain the pain and fogginess in my ear, the swelling along my jaw line, and the incurable headaches.
I've got an appointment with the dentist tomorrow morning. Alas, there was a possibility I could go right away this morning, but the MD and I begin our intensive arts marketing training program today and until he gets there at 11 I'll be the sole representative from my company. It probably wouldn't look good to he funders if we both were to miss the first hour. Still sucks that I'll miss the first hour or so tomorrow, but when I've got a potentially infectious situation this close to my brain, I don't want to dilly-dally.
Still need to check on the terms of my health insurance to see if there's any way I can justify surgery to remove wisdom teeth as a medical rather than dental procedure and thus possibly get at least some financial help on this. Otherwise, I'm without dental insurance and will therefore be dependent on my parents to help me pay for it.
Also breaking a pharmaceutical rule and taking some leftover amoxicillin from the "lip thing" last year in hopes that, if this is an infection, I can nip it in the bud and possibly reduce some of the pain and swelling without having to wait.
Damn.