The oral surgery recovery process continues to be a challenge. For most of the last 20+ years, I have had sinus, ear, and lung issues. The amount of alarms I have set on my phone to remind me to do something for one of these issues throughout the day is insane. Rinses, sprays, drops, etc. You name it, I probably do it. I need to do all of these things to alleviate symptoms and try to prevent constant infections, but they are not solutions to the root cause of the problem. I have been looking for help with the root cause for 20+ years, but doctors have been baffled.
The oral surgery caused my sinuses, ears, and lung issues to worsen. I have an ongoing sinus infection and ear infection that is causing my cheek and oral surgery sites to struggle to completely rid themselves of the infection. The oral antibiotics are helping, but the pathogens are stubborn. If the sinuses and ears don’t clear up, then the cheek and mouth and lungs will also continue to struggle to clear up.
My current doctor says that these oral surgery recovery issues are normal for someone in my situation. I don’t wish this scenario on anyone, but it helps to hear that he has seen this before. He keeps reminding us that my body is exhausted and in a very vulnerable state, so this is to be expected.
So, more oral antibiotics and more homeopathic remedies to try to throw everything possible at the situation at once. I am doing everything in my power to prevent the oral antibiotics from causing more problems in the rest of my body, so I am hoping for the best. I am also doing everything in my power to heal my entire body and fully recover in order to keep going with the rest of my healing journey.
I am not going to lie. I am really tired. Physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually. I almost didn’t post an update, but isn’t the point to be authentic?
I do believe that I am doing a great job of relying on my tools and supportive people.
In other news, our refrigerator broke this week, and we had to buy a new one. My husband and I started laughing, because our life gets more comical by the minute.
We are also continuing to make plans for our home mold remediation. There is not a lot of mold in our home, and there is also not a glaring source of mold in our home, so we are the lucky ones (Ha!) who get to do a bunch of things to try to see if it helps make the home more conducive to my healing. We are fortunate that my parents have offered up their home to us whenever we need to stay there, and we are working to try to do the remediation and stay in their home while they are out-of-town in order to cause less disruption all the way around.
Brutal. Ongoing oral surgery recovery struggles. Exhaustion on all levels.
Beautiful. Using my tools. Supportive practitioners. Supportive parents. Supportive husband.
Just another day of . . . This Brutiful Life: The Brutal & Beautiful Moments of My Life.
This Brutiful Life 