In less than 24 hours, this almost year long clusterfuck may come to a close tomorrow. Yesterday, hepworths office called to let me know that the surgery was moved up to 1:30pm, so now we have to be there at 11:30am. This morning when I woke up, the typical pre-surgery anxiety hit me like a… Continue reading Less than 24 Hours to Go

Last week I returned to Dr. Dobbs. Not sure why they scheduled a follow-up, but I went regardless. Scan did rule out any involvement in my jaw, but I still don’t believe it. As time has gone on, my face has been swelling more, as well as the corners of my lips hurt like crazy.… Continue reading Pre-OP and 1 Week Left

Little over 2 weeks left until surgery. I talked to the ENT’s scheduler yesterday, and got my pre/post op appointments scheduled. Surgery is still on for October 25th, we will need to be there at 2pm, surgery starting at 4pm. 2nd week back at work is this week. It is nice to be doing something… Continue reading 15 Days

BONE SCINTIGRAPHY (THREE-PHASE and SPECT/CT) EXAM DATE AND TIME: 10/3/2023 14:18 MDT INDICATION: Myalgia of mastication muscle. TECHNIQUE: 24.3 mCi technetium-99m MDP was injected IV. Radionuclide angiographic, immediate static blood pool, and delayed static images of the head and neck were obtained. Delayed planar and SPECT/CT images of the head and neck were also obtained.… Continue reading Bone Scan Results and First Week Back

It’s somewhat sort of hard to believe that I’ve had to wait a literal eternity for the second surgery. Since about March of 2023, I started to push Dr. Hepworth for surgery. This problem, however, has been going on for a very long time, probably 2+ years. I remember asking Hepworth to look around last… Continue reading 25 Days, A Lesson in Immunity, and Progress

Have you ever woken up and just had the immediate feeling that it’s going to be a bad day? Well that’s how today started off. Earlier in the year, a friend needed surgery by Hepworth. Again he’s an amazing surgeon, it’s his entire staff that sucks. They had forgotten to submit her authorization to surgery,… Continue reading Officially Having a Bad Day

Taking a shower tonight, left ear has started to hurt more and more. I felt behind my left ear and can feel “stuff” back there again. I’m starting to not feel good either, so I put a call into the on call Dr @ the ENT place, hopefully they call soon 🙁

Since 2012, I’ve become accustomed to something that has inevitably become part of me. When I blacked out at Jared’s and smacked my head in his garage, that probably is what gave the infection permission to setup shop in my head in places I couldn’t imagine at the time. As time went on, the infection… Continue reading Growing Accustomed To Pain

After getting home from the ESWL on Thursday, outside of my kidney feeling like it went 10 rounds with Mike Tyson, I was just generally sore, but relieved that the surgery was over with. But nothing prepares you for what comes after. ESWL takes 1 big stone, and creates children if you will. Much smaller… Continue reading Miserable 24 Hours

Just wanted to drop a small update. The ESWL procedure went ok today. They were running way behind today, I sat in pre-op from 11:30am till about 3pm. Procedure went quick. Prior to the surgery, when the anasthesiologist came in, I asked him for the usual double dose of versed, and then brought up ketamine.… Continue reading ESWL Success