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Well. A year later, I’m still here, and so is the infection. I feel like I’m doing the right things, saying the right things, but everything falls on deaf ears and blind eyes. Since getting the 2 cysts removed by schleve 3 weeks ago, everything has gotten worse. Where he took them out, I can… Continue reading Fight Mode

I don’t know what’s going on but things have shifted to what the fucksville again. I woke up this morning just feeling weird. Like. Really weird. I wasn’t in pain. Which was odd. I typically wake up with it. So I want used to it being gone. As the day went by, my face and… Continue reading Miserable

The last few days have been really shitty. My neck and cheeks just burn. I know it’s progress. I hurt less. I’m starting to get some energy back. It’s been a long time coming. I spent last weekend reflecting on the past and how I got to where I am today. As I flipped forward… Continue reading Struggling

It’s been awhile since I’ve put any thoughts down. Talk about a rollercoaster. Since I was diagnosed with Lyme, it’s been an uphill battle. Daily. Shit. Sometimes hourly. Since last I wrote, I went off invanz, and went back to ceftriaxone. I was elated. that maybe, just maybe I’m gonna pull out of this hell… Continue reading Awhile

I have to start this off with saying that it has absolutely taken way too long to get help. To be honest 2018 was when this started to take from me. Slowly every day I felt this dark grip slowly dragging me under. I shrugged it off as being overworked (which I was). UC Health… Continue reading Too Long

I’ll start off with saying I still feel like shit. That may come as no surprise, but it’s what it feels like. Over the past week, my face has been hurting more and more. Between my jaw and my face, I just feel swollen. Mornings are becoming much harder to shake the pain and nausea… Continue reading This Has Worn Out It’s Welcome

I have been reflecting over the past 10+ years over myself and how the downward spiral began. Prior to 2008, I don’t think I had many issues outside of a few cavities and just getting bronchitis / pneumonia constantly. My face was fine. Outside of my ears getting infections because I had to keep taking… Continue reading Chronic

DATE OF OPERATION:08/19/2022 PREOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS:Diffuse sialadenitis involving submandibular and parotid glands with disseminated actinomycosis. POSTOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS:Diffuse sialadenitis involving submandibular and parotid glands with disseminated actinomycosis. PROCEDURES:Four-gland sialendoscopy and sialodochoendoscopy with ductal irrigation and drainage.Sialodochoplasty x4. SURGEON:Edward J. Hepworth, MD ANESTHESIA:General endotracheal. FLUIDS: 1000 mL crystalloid. ESTIMATED BLOOD LOSS:None. FINDINGS:Obstruction of 4 glands, bilateral Stensen’s and… Continue reading Sialendoscopy #1

I’ve had nightmares the past few nights. Tonight I think I relived something from the deep dark past. It was about mom, and my abusive father. I don’t think it’s the Ambien doing it. I saw her face once again. It was not what you would imagine. Felt like I went full on rewind 35… Continue reading Can’t Sleep

Appointment with Dr. Lupo happened today. He removed the steristrips and says it’s healing nicely. There is however a lot of fluid still trapped in my mastoid where he worked, and that will take about 7-8 weeks to dissipate. He told me that the surgery was absolutely necessary. When he accessed the mastoid, he immediately… Continue reading Mastoidectomy Post Op