In between dentist appointments I went back for a follow up with my new family doctor. When we first met, I didn't like this guy at all. The second visit was much better, I think he was just overwhelmed with me the first visit. This time, he told me that I have a hernia and that he thought it would be best not to fix it, until I get my foot fixed first, BUT if I wanted to fix it, call him and he would set up an appointment.
The hernia is a little to the left of my right ribs, next to my stomach. It hurts when I sit down, or bend over. After a long weekend, in pain, I called him back and said I would like to get it fixed, if I can eliminate one pain, that would help a little, right?
I didn't hear back from my doctor's office for a week, so I called them and asked about the referral. They told me I had an appointment at the end of February. Ok, I can see the light at the end of the tunnel, whew! I was hoping to find relief by the end of April or May at the latest. I could hang in there a while longer, there was hope of fixing the pain!
Not so! Last Sunday I got a call from my doctor and he said he had talked with the surgeon and they decided that I did NOT need to fix the hernia. He said that if I wanted to discuss it further I would need to make an appointment! Give me a break! So I made an appointment Monday afternoon...
When I saw him he basically repeated what he had already said. He and the surgeon felt that if they went in to fix this hernia, it MAY, EVENTUALLY cause another hernia to develop out of the new holes they made to fix the first hernia. I tried to explain to the doctor that I was tired of being in pain, and I was looking for some relief. He said, sorry, I don't know how I can help you. We just don't think it would benefit you to have another surgery! I wish he could live a week or even a day with my pain, and then see what he thinks about pain! I am still furious! I feel abandoned and helpless. I have the pain in my teeth, this hernia, my low back keeps grinding when I turn or bend down, my knees are catching and popping, and my left foot is still hurting. Pain- head to toe! Literally! I don't know how much more I can take.
I think I will call my gastroenterologist at Virginia Mason tomorrow and see what he says. I would not be pleased to hear that he does not want to fix the hernia either, but I would feel better if I heard the same thing from more than one doctor.
Of course I'm also having interstitial cystitis problems, and started a 6 week treatment with DMSO last week. The first few days after a treatment are very painful, so I'm still in pain from that, and have my next treatment on Wednesday this week. I hope that I feel better soon...
My irritable bowel syndrome is acting up and I haven't gone poo in over 10 days. I told my doctor this, thinking that maybe part of my bowel was caught in the hernia, but he didn't seem concerned. He said that I should take Miralax and stool softeners as soon as I haven't gone in 3 days. Now my stomach hurts even more,from my belly button down! Between the IC, IBS and this hernia, my torso hurts all the time! I hope that today is pain free for you, or less painful than normal. I'm sure I am in enough pain for the both of us! Hang in there with me! This is going to be a bumpy ride!
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
So much for the new year being better...
Sorry I haven't posted in a while. I've had several computer issues and health issues to boot. At the end of 2009 I started to have my teeth worked on, which literally left me in pain from head to toe. I was hoping and praying that the new year would be better. Of course, that didn't happen either.
I went back to my dentist about 4 weeks after I had those two teeth removed. My front teeth really hurt and so did my gums. I had, a little hard cone-like piece of bone coming out sideways from my gums toward my cheek, on each side of my mouth where my teeth had been removed. The dentist and his assistant and the nurse thought they were bone spurs and sent me back to the oral surgeon to have them removed. Then my dentist proceeded to tell me that my teeth were decaying at the rate of an 80 year old! He said that after I get those bones spurs removed, I need to make 3 appointments to fix my teeth.
When I went back to the oral surgeon, he said to me, "That is bullshit! You do not have bone spurs! That is just your new jawline. I refuse to fix the one on the right side, but I will file down the one on the left." I couldn't believe he said "bullshit" to me! I do not like this guy at all! We have a few oral surgeons in town, but the other ones have a 3 month waiting list, just for an evaluation! I was in way too much pain to wait 3 months, so I was stuck with this jerk! He did fix that bump, whatever it was, so that helped....a little.
The next week I went back to the dentist and he fixed 7 of my lower teeth. They had decayed and were all black along the gumline. Now they look normal! Whew! They are little sensitive, but they do not hurt constantly like before. The following week, I went back for my 2nd appointment at the dentist. This one wasn't a very good appointment...
The dentist came in and drilled the holes for the fillings, and then his assistant is supposed to fill them. Well, they couldn't find the assistant. I waited 15 minutes and then the other assistant started to put in a filling. Another assistant came in and took over. Then another assistant came in to do the next tooth, because the first assistant had to help another dentist. The whole time I was in the chair, these assistants were talking about favorite patients, and about getting their eyelashes done. It was very uncomfortable for me, especially when they saw a patient outside of my room and said, "Oh, noone had better get so and so, they are my favorite." So they hurried along to go and be the assistant to so and so.
I went home, and they had told me that several of the fillings were deep and I would probably have a lot of sensitivity in those teeth to hot and cold. The anesthetic wore off and my right back molar really hurt. I didn't want to be a baby, so I waited, thinking that it was just sensitivity. Two days later it really hurt so I went back in to the dentist. They forgot to fill my tooth! They proceeded to fill the tooth, without numbing it! Oh, my GOODNESS did that ever hurt! By the end of the day I was in tears from the pain. They did prescribe me a few vicodin to help with the pain, thank GOD! I postponed my 3rd appointment until March. I am not in any hurry to go back. The next visit they will do 7 more teeth! I think they will have fixed every tooth in my mouth by the time I'm through with this 3rd appointment!
Meanwhiles, my teeth still hurt! Head to toe pain, literally, not the way I want to spend my time - in pain!
I went back to my dentist about 4 weeks after I had those two teeth removed. My front teeth really hurt and so did my gums. I had, a little hard cone-like piece of bone coming out sideways from my gums toward my cheek, on each side of my mouth where my teeth had been removed. The dentist and his assistant and the nurse thought they were bone spurs and sent me back to the oral surgeon to have them removed. Then my dentist proceeded to tell me that my teeth were decaying at the rate of an 80 year old! He said that after I get those bones spurs removed, I need to make 3 appointments to fix my teeth.
When I went back to the oral surgeon, he said to me, "That is bullshit! You do not have bone spurs! That is just your new jawline. I refuse to fix the one on the right side, but I will file down the one on the left." I couldn't believe he said "bullshit" to me! I do not like this guy at all! We have a few oral surgeons in town, but the other ones have a 3 month waiting list, just for an evaluation! I was in way too much pain to wait 3 months, so I was stuck with this jerk! He did fix that bump, whatever it was, so that helped....a little.
The next week I went back to the dentist and he fixed 7 of my lower teeth. They had decayed and were all black along the gumline. Now they look normal! Whew! They are little sensitive, but they do not hurt constantly like before. The following week, I went back for my 2nd appointment at the dentist. This one wasn't a very good appointment...
The dentist came in and drilled the holes for the fillings, and then his assistant is supposed to fill them. Well, they couldn't find the assistant. I waited 15 minutes and then the other assistant started to put in a filling. Another assistant came in and took over. Then another assistant came in to do the next tooth, because the first assistant had to help another dentist. The whole time I was in the chair, these assistants were talking about favorite patients, and about getting their eyelashes done. It was very uncomfortable for me, especially when they saw a patient outside of my room and said, "Oh, noone had better get so and so, they are my favorite." So they hurried along to go and be the assistant to so and so.
I went home, and they had told me that several of the fillings were deep and I would probably have a lot of sensitivity in those teeth to hot and cold. The anesthetic wore off and my right back molar really hurt. I didn't want to be a baby, so I waited, thinking that it was just sensitivity. Two days later it really hurt so I went back in to the dentist. They forgot to fill my tooth! They proceeded to fill the tooth, without numbing it! Oh, my GOODNESS did that ever hurt! By the end of the day I was in tears from the pain. They did prescribe me a few vicodin to help with the pain, thank GOD! I postponed my 3rd appointment until March. I am not in any hurry to go back. The next visit they will do 7 more teeth! I think they will have fixed every tooth in my mouth by the time I'm through with this 3rd appointment!
Meanwhiles, my teeth still hurt! Head to toe pain, literally, not the way I want to spend my time - in pain!
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