#What Is A Tmj Doctor

[wewontbesleeping]

I remember reading this thing as a kid that was like “it’s as easy to bite through a human finger as a carrot, your mind just won’t let you do it”, and I was instantly like. That’s absolute bullshit. I’m 10 and I know that’s not true. Watch me prove it by attempting to bite my own fingers off. And guess what? It fucking hurt. But I still have all my fingers. Anyways, I’m stressed because of my math course rn and I was stuck on a particularly nasty set of problems, and I kept thinking “just fucking bite off your fingers and it will all go away”. And I wish I could

#idk what it is about Biting #but it’s like #such a good stress management tool …. #let me BITE !!!! #my jaw is so fucked up lol #I remember when I saw a doctor for my tmj he was like NO STEAK!!!! NO CHEWY CANDY!!! NO BAGELS!!!! #(ofc I ignored this…) #but he said NOTHING about biting off fingers so I feel like it’s safe #he would have told me if it wasn’t allowed #ANYWAYS I’m going to fail this class for SURE

[darlingfreddie]

Not to bitch and complain but these jaw issues I have are probably gonna be for the rest of my life and I’m not coping with the thought of that very well lmao

#I still have to get some x rays and stuff done but when I went to a clinic doctor they told me I have tmj #and it’s not getting better at all and apparently there’s very little you can do to fix it so #I’m probably gonna be like this for a long time which is fucking depressing #like I can’t eat or anything it’s just like what’s the point #man idk. only thing I’m living for now is i*tv season 2 #god I am so fucking depressed 🤪

[emometalhead]

I hate having joint problems.

#guess what my dudes #surgery sounds like an inevitability for my jaw #a doctor confirmed that since all of the conservative methods of treatment have been failing me #I'll need at least a minimally invasive procedure for any hope at pain relief #also my range of motion is about 40% of what it should be #fun times #I'm in so much pain constantly #ugh #ashley rambles #tmj

[sadlazzle]

u know it’s not good when even the doctor goes ‘oh wow’ while making that face after checking u up

#like #she put her hand on my jaw n asked me to open my mouth wide twice #n the look on her face as she just went ‘oh’ #at least i know now it probably is partly genetic #but she also mentioned TMJ so there’s a chance it’s that too #tbh i lov going to the doctors cause they’ll be like ‘so this is what x means..’ n my autistic ass has already researched so shit #tbh i lov going to the doctors bc they start explaining like ‘so this is x and basically what x means is..’ n my autistic ass is nodding - #- along like i havnt done a fuck shit ton of research on what i was coming in for #‘oh is that what that is? idk that’ they say knowing exactly what that is #plum.txt

[astrobiscuits]

Chiron: where is our physical (and mental) wound?

I'm currently reading a book about Chiron (did you know it's actually half asteroid, half comet? me neither), which inspired me to make this post. I'm in no way an expert in medical astrology, just a curious owl that wants to learn more about every branch of astrology out there (my Sag Venus loves it!!🤭)

DISCLAIMER!!! I'm not a doctor. If you've been feeling any symptoms described here, TALK WITH YOUR DOCTOR, NOT WITH ME

Observation: Before we dive in, i'd like to mention that the position of Chiron in the houses is important. Not every house placement suggests having a poor physical condition. The most prominent Chiron placements when it comes to having a medical condition are: Chiron in 1st house (house of self, visible illnesses), Chiron in 5th house (illnesses since birth/early childhood), Chiron in 6th house (house of health, if Saturn is also sitting there it points to chronic illnesses), Chiron in 8th house (house of death, may point to severe diseases or poor reproductive health) and Chiron in 12th house (house of the unconscious, deals with mental illnesses)

Honorable mention to Chiron in 3rd house and Chiron in 9th house as they represent accidents while travelling. If Chiron is heavily afflicted in these houses (unless it's also conjuncting Jupiter), it may point to...let's just say you're gonna be in a hospital bed in a vegetative state, but remember, nothing has a 100% possibility of happening, you're just more susceptible to it happening. I suggest checking the position of Chiron in Solar Return charts for the possible timing of it happening (look for Chiron in 3rd house/Chiron in 9th house as it activates your natal Chiron)

Without further do, let's dive in⚕️

Chiron in Aries: frequent headaches, frequent nose bleeds, teeth problems (sensitive teeth, tooth decay), deafness, skull fractures, cerebral anemia, brain tumours, hemophilia, epilepsy, BPD

Chiron in Taurus: frequent colds, frequent voice loss, thyroid problems (goiter, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidis, etc.), tonsilitis, OCD

Chiron in Gemini: lung problems (asthma, tuberculosis, pneumonia, etc.), speech problems (stuttering, cluttering, mutism), alzheimer's disease, ADHD, OCD

Chiron in Cancer: frequent stomach pain, prone to lactose intolerance, (for girls) breast lumps, breast cysts, breast infections, nipple discharge, depression, anxiety

Chiron in Leo: prone to insolation, frequent heart palpitations, chest pain, hypertension, hypotension, arteriosclerosis, scoliosis, kyphosis

Chiron in Virgo: frequent bloating, prone to gluten intolerance, chronic allergies, diabetes, rabies, autism, ADHD, OCD

Chiron in Libra: prone to acne, frequent lower back pain, disc herniation, spondylolisthesis, chronic kidney disease, kidney stones

Chiron in Scorpio: frequent pain down there, chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV/AIDS, depression

Chiron in Sagittarius: frequent pain in the hips, prone to hips dislocation, cirrhosis, sciatica

Chiron in Capricorn: prone to knees dislocation, osteoarthritis, bone problems (osteopenia, osteoporosis), gout, depression

Chiron in Aquarius: electrical injuries, shin splints, osteofibrous dysplasia, ankle sprain, ankle fractures, poor blood circulation, schizophrenia

Chiron in Pisces: prone to break toes, athlete's foot, bunions, addison's disease, hormonal deregulation, aphantasia, psychosis, schizophrenia, anxiety

Yes, i'm aware of the fact that it's a generational planet and it moves very slowly through signs

BONUS: It's important to take into consideration all planets that conjunct, square or opposite Chiron (regardless if they're personal or generational) + the Ascendant for additional info about our illnesses

Ex. Let's take me as an example. My Chiron is in my 10th house in Capricorn squaring Saturn in 4th house (so double Capricorn energy) and Aries Ascendant. Guess what? I've got TMJ (basically a jaw disorder affecting the joints) and i've got it from my fam -_- (Saturn rules tradition i love my fam)

I also believe that having a heavy afflicted Chiron in general makes someone prone to having a medical condition, even if it's not in the houses mentioned previously (like in my case). However, these people are more focused on the main meaning of the house, not their health problems. They tend to ignore their health problems or they just don't care

I hope you enjoyed my post and found it insightful :)

What's your wound? Lmk in the comments your placements and your illnesses

Kisses xoxo

#astro #astro community #astro placements #astrology #astro posts #astro observations #medical astrology #chiron #chiron in aries #chiron in taurus #chiron in gemini #chiron in cancer #chiron in leo #chiron in virgo #chiron in libra #chiron in scorpio #chiron in sagittarius #chiron in capricorn #chiron in aquarius #chiron in pisces #astroblr #astro notes #astrology notes #astro blog

[metalheadsforblacklivesmatter]

I DIDN'T KNOW BUT HAPPY NATIONAL MIGRAINE AWARENESS MONTH.

Things that I learned since having migraines.

They can change. You can go years without migraines, but then suddenly get them again.

Symptoms and triggers can change. You may think you don't got it that bad because you don't have the worst of the symptoms but then one day you suddenly got vertigo and vomiting.

Migraines impact the trigeminal nerve which is the same nerve impacted my TMJ pain, sinus headaches, trigeminal neuralgia, and cluster headaches. It's the biggest nerve in the face so it's pretty common to have multiple of these conditions at once.

Migraines can be triggered my barometric pressure shifts, flashing lights, sounds, and smells.

You can have migraines without aura or visual disturbances. These are harder to treat because most migraine medications require you to take them during the aura phase.

You can have what's called an "abdominal migraine" which is characterized my extreme stomach pain. This usually impacts adolescents.

You can have what's called a "silent migraine" which is characterized as migraines without the headache. In fact headache isn't even the most common migraine symptom based on a poll I've done.

Migraines can be highly tied into your allergies. Not just in the fact that sinus headaches and migraines trip the same nerve, but in the fact that your allergies can be a migraine trigger.

Migraines can make you more susceptible to alcohol especially when you're dealing with migraines triggers frequently.

Fluorescent lights are actually very bad for people with migraines because it's essentially flashing so fast you can't see it with the human eye (but trust me your migraines will know it's there).

It's actually very common for people with migraines to have heightened senses of smell, higher sensitivity to lights/sounds, etc. Some people have even noted that people with certain medical conditions have different smells.

Chronic migrains are obviously a disability but episodic migraines can be considered a dynamic disability (a disability where your needs fluctuate)

Migraine preventatives are different from migraine abortives. Doctors will usually only prescribe preventatives if you have chronic migraines or have a certain number of migraines a month.

15 migraine days a month is the number you're looking for to be considered chronic.

It's actually pretty common to be craving salt or carbs after a migraine. And listening to those cravings can actually reduce postdrome symptoms

Migraines come in 4 phases. Prodrome (irritability, fatigue, etc before the migraine), aura (visual disturbances), migraine, and postdrome (fatigue, dizziness, etc after the migraine).

The most common migraine meds are called triptans and shouldn't be taken with antidepressants because it can cause serotonin overdose syndrome.

Migraine aura isn't limited to visual disturbances. It can include phantom taste and smell (smelling or tasting things that aren't there)

People that have migraines are more likely to deal with heat intolerance

A lot of the "it's a migraine if you experience pain on this side of the head" is complete garbage. Migraines are characterized by a complex set of neurological symptoms of which doesn't always include headaches.

-fae

#migraine #national migraine awareness month #migraines #dynamic disability

[spaceoperetta]

obligatory 2023 roundup, the good and the bad

2023 was....my least favorite year in a while! Two wrist surgeries, both of which didn't heal ideally or are still doing so, painful TMJ when there was previously no pain, weird foot issues exacerbated by a fun trip! and a cortisone shot! It's been the year of more constant pain than I've been used to and it's driven me a bit insane.

had the worst depression since, uh, probably college this fall! I cried every day for the better part a month! full wracking sobs! the worst thoughts! I went back to therapy! my therapist is inexperienced in outpatient but, oddly enough specializes in the one thing I got referred to for testing and the result was 'eh not quite enough'. I am also terrible at doing the simple things I need to do aka my PT exercises bc the depression overrides those bitches I need to just...set alarms! and follow them! unless it's a doctor's appointment or somewhere I have to be it's so easy to just...put it off!

I did have some good times towards the start of the year - between my two surgeries, I went on two trips! I posted pics from one of them - sorry to those enjoying my Turkey pics, I got distracted by, uh, the depression - and I also went to Japan! Enjoyed both trips for different reasons, Turkey was the bigger surprise. (Japan also exacerbated my foot issues, I'm happy to tromp around anywhere but, uh, it was a bit too much for my body to handle.)

as for this year...I have one trip planned, and it's a bit of a splash out. I imagine I'll post some pics on a delay, we'll see! Personal life-wise, god I need to get out more. Work on my confidence, figure out where I want to go next. fix my body issues more, will my scar tissue to shrink, solve my shoe dilemma! My current career is a stopgap which is a win-win situation cash-wise but it's not what I'd like to do. and the hours mean it's during normal socialization hours.

I'm doing better than I was a few months ago, at least.

here's to a better 2024, all. I'm glad I'm still blogging and that you're still reading. time to listen to the mountain goats and make it through another year.

#space's personal

[brightlotusmoon]

My FB post right now is being so useful:

Me: Okay, someone with TMJ, trigeminal nerve pain, and sinus pain help walk me through the differences so I can figure out what's happening in my face.

My microbiologist friend: "OMG SOMEONE FINALLY NEEDS ME!!!!

TMJ is an achy, muscular pain. If you press on the hinge of your jaw and/or the back of your skull where it meets your neck, you will feel intense pain followed by release. Causes headaches on one side, usually in the back. Opening your mouth wide while touching your jaw will produce a “pop” on one side and a feeling of sliding sideways on the other. Helped by: NSAIDS, muscle relaxants, heat. Hurt by: crunchy food, chewy food, jaw clenching.

Trigeminal neuralgia feels like random electrical shocks at the base of your teeth, radiating up into your cheek. One side. No headache. Pain can also be sharp or burning (when mine was at its worst it felt like someone put a flaming fireplace poker between my teeth and slammed my jaw shut), but the hallmark is that “shocky” pain. Helped by: medication that is specifically for nerve pain (like gabapentin). Absolutely nothing else helps. Hurt by: ??? (Mine is kind of related to the cold but…???)

Sinus pain is usually heavy pressure and an ache or occasional sharp pain in the jaw. Headaches bilateral and in the front of the head, in a “mask” around the eyes. Trigger points are at the inside corner of the eyebrow and the outer corner of the nostrils, applying firm pressure there will cause SEVERE pain that will lessen over time. Cheeks and forehead may also be sensitive to touch. Also might present as a sore throat. Helped by: sudafed, antihistamines, NSAIDS, cold. Hurt by: that depends on the person. If it’s unrelenting and doesn’t respond well to meds you should see a doctor to check for infection.

Oh my goodness I feel so useful 🖤"

My reply: "I love you. I also feel like all of that happened at the same time. But I'm going to call it TMJ, because the thoracic pain and upper shoulder stiffness is specific to the palsy spasticity, which means it'll hit the jaw muscles on both sides in slightly different ways."

Other friends also weighed in!

A. said "TMJ feels like you have the bottom jaw and the jaw joint hit with a hammer. Sinus pain in face feels like you could stick something into your eye or up your nose and it would pop the balloon that growing in your skull. Trigeminal nerve is one of the worst pains you have ever experienced and you would be at the hospital. It usually only affects one side of the face and it feels as thought someone is slicing your face open. (I don’t have it but a friend does but I experienced mild symptoms after a surgery that temporarily inflamed that nerve and even minor pain it was horrid and gave me a much much less accurate idea of how much pain my dear friend deals with cause mine was like 20% compared to her 100%)"

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K. said: "TN can be bilateral and can be triggered or exacerbated by the same range of meds prescribed to relieve it.

Sinus pain may respond to pseudoephedrine, but phenylephrine ain't shit, so check your Sudafed formulation before you decide that decongestant doesn't work.

TMJ, you might notice that you're clenching or grinding at night... or other people might notice more than you do.

Also consider for differential diagnosis, these things that can cause REALLY fucking bizarre referred-pain:

Ear infection (look for fever or pain spiking at weird times when you can't identify a trigger, also maybe nausea)

Dental/oral nerve impingement or infection, try swishing with an analgesic like a chloraseptic spray or lozenge, or oragel. See if pan resolves.

Try tapping on teeth and gums. See if any of them feel 'weird.'

Brush/floss/waterpik/whatever very thoroughly and then gargle and swish as aggressively as you can.

I had a poppy seed making me think I was getting shingles one time. Once it was out, I was fine. Weirdest fucking shit... anyway..."

#how to identify face pain #ow my everything #i realize i can endure pain that might cause screaming

[wulfums]

The fact that doctors wont do shit about my hernia(which has caused life threatning horribly painful intestinal blocks) because im fat is fucking insane still. One of them I saw the first fuckin thing he said to me was that I have to get bariatric surgery or they wont fix it

So the hernias just. A ticking time bomb.

They wont investigate my nausea or chronic anemia either. Or my headaches. Or do shit about my tmj.

I have to frequently push the hernia back in myself! It fucking sucks!

Like. Imagine having to frequently push your own fucking insides back into place. Daily. And the doctors wont help unless you stop being fat

That is what ive been going thru for years

[invisibleraven]

cuddles accompanied by little kisses / rulie

The two of them are cuddled in bed one lazy Saturday morning-nowhere to be, no obligation to get up when Reggie suddenly looks at Julie and says. "It's just not fair."

"WHat's not fair cariño?" she asks, blinking at him and wondering what she had missed.

"It's not fair how cute you are," he said with a cheeky grin. "Can't even save some cute for the rest of us." '

Julie snorts at that, giving him a playful shove before reeling him back in, nuzzling their noses together. "Says the fan favourite Phantom who frequently appears on Hottest Celebrity lists."

Reggie grins even wider, pushing his hair back from his face, but without product it essentially just flops around. "Well yeah, I'm hot shit. But you-you're the cutest."

Julie shakes her head, still amused, and then gets an idea. "Well I think you're plenty cute," she said, then leans in and presses a tender kiss to the space between his brows. "It's cute when you're confused and this scrunches up so adorably."

A kiss to the apple of his cheek; "How your freckles start here, decorating your cute face."

The point of his chin, accompanied by a tiny nip of teeth. "How you're so sensitive here, but never let anyone but me know it."

Not to be left out, Reggie hums and then plants a little to the tip of her nose. "I love when your nose scrunches up when you're especially happy, like you can't contain it to your smile."

The hinge of her jaw, "How you never let anything hold you back, even trying to go on with the worst case of TMJ the doctor ever saw."

The pulse point that has a rabbiting rhythm behind it. "How strong and fierce you are, how alive even when the world seems to be crumbling around you."

"I'm only strong because I know I have such a good support system," Julie replied, bringing their lips together for a fleeting kiss. "I have the strength to get up and face the world every day because I know you're right there next to me."

"Not exactly a hardship," Reggie confessed, "You're pretty easy to love." He presses another kiss to her mouth, a little longer this time. "Doesn't hurt you're cuter than a box of kittens."

"Well you're cuter than a happy baby fresh out of the bath," Julie joked.

"Oooh, those are pretty cute," Reggie mused. "You think we would make cute babies?"

"The cutest," Julie assured him. "Why, you wanna make a couple?"

"Maybe one?" Reggie asks. "The world deserves to have some cuteness left after all, and any child of ours is going to take the lion's share."

Julie laughed hard at that, pulling Reggie in for another kiss. "You're right," she purred against his lips. "Gotta save some cuteness for everyone else. But I'd be okay with trying to make some of our own."

Reggie grinned and pulled her in for a longer, steamier kiss, and they suddenly found a way to spend their lazy morning. And nine months later? The cuteness that was Luna Rose came into the world.

#filled prompts #ficlet #rulie #julie and the phantoms

[girlboss-enthusiast]

My main disability is migraine, and it is a frustrating one to have because no one takes it seriously. Either they say, "It's just a headache," or "aren't there pills for that?' or "have you tried drinking more water and meditating?"

And then I have to decide between explaining that migraine is a neurological disorder which varies in severity, and what mine usually involve. I experience confusion, disorientation, and loss of limb control and coordination, plus other symptoms similar to a stroke, and also emotional disturbance and fatigue the day before, a migraine hangover (post-drome) the day after for a total of three days per migraine, pain so terrible I have legitimately thought about drilling a hole in my skull to let the pressure out*, plus vomiting and gastric distress. I usually can't look at a screen or listen to anything during an episode either.

My migraines can be triggered by anything from lack of sleep to excess screen time to jaw pain from TMJ disorder—the latter of which is severe enough that I literally do not go a day without a headache, even if it doesn't develop into a migraine.

And the medications I'm on only work half the time. The pills sometimes take away the pain, but not the other symptoms. (At least I can listen to music then.) Every three months, I go to a doctor to let him inject the most deadly poison known to science in my head and face in an attempt to paralyze the nerves that cause this pain. The price for the prophylactic medication I'm hoping to try soon is $835 per month; my insurance still hasn't agreed to cover it. I don't even know if it will help.

Oh, did I mention that I get a migraine about once per week? And that this is significantly better than it was before I started the Botox injections?

Or...I can decide to say, "It's worse than a really bad headache" and leave it at that, because it's unlikely they're going to believe me anyway.

#*it isn't actually pressure but it feels that way #anyway! just had the most frustrating conversation of my life with my SIL. #self.txt #disability

[donnerpartyofone]

Getting bummed out thinking about how many of my chronic problems could have been headed off at the pass with proper care, though at the same time I really did seek treatment when certain things were starting, I just never got what I needed. My general experience with doctors has been that they don't really care what's going on with you if

a) Your symptoms do not exactly match some very common 101-level thing with clear instructions in the proverbial manual, and/or

b) Your symptoms are not catastrophically bad yet (and even if they are the doctor might still loop back to (a) to avoid having to solve a mystery, like if they didn't learn it in undergrad then they don't want to deal with it at all)

My big complex thing is probably all because of stress, which is sad; my knotted up shoulder affects my neck which affects my jaw (tmj, $$$ out of pocket for corrective appliances), which affects my ear which now rings permanently, and my back problems also seem to put some kind of pressure on my right lung, so I haven't really taken a clear breath in like 20 years. I saw a chiropractor when this first started happening and he took x-rays and everything, but I soon developed the suspicion that he wasn't a real doctor, and by this I specifically mean like, maybe he was a fugitive from the law and he had assumed the ruse of being a respectable clinician to hide out, and now he's just stuck doing the actual job like in SISTER ACT or something.

He was extremely, cartoonishly handsome with a permanent 5 o'clock shadow and a dramatic grey streak in his hair like a soap opera character, the only thing he was missing was an eyepatch. I know people get addicted to seeing chiropractors because of the satisfaction of having your back cracked and stuff, but this guy never did anything like that. I would lie down and he would sort of vaguely push on different parts of me in a way that was almost imperceptible. Then he showed me some stretches I should do; when I tried them in front of him, I would just get to the point where I started to feel something good before he'd start going "NO! DON'T GO THAT FAR, YOU DON'T WANNA DO THAT!" and I'd back way off while thinking But now I'm not stretching, this is just my normal range of motion, what is this supposed to do?? I really didn't get anything at all out of seeing that guy, although I did get some short term relief from his in-house acupuncturist, a pleasant hippie lady who was into MMA and ran a pit bull rescue. I don't know, people are funny.

[ericlare]

just curious cus i heard t increases muscle mass and fat redistribution. I know it doesn't change bone structure but still...

how do you deal with your tmj cus mine is killing me! :L mine is not painful per say but it does feel like I have a knot in my jaw and my ears are clogged all the time (especially in the morning)

So true, tmj pain comes from the muscles so T has gotta be doing something in there 😆

If you're anything like me, this is gonna be sad news, but. You have to wear a night guard. Every night. I know they suck, they're uncomfortable and kinda gross in the morning. But the longer you go without consistently wearing one, the worse the TMJ is gonna get, and some of those changes are gonna be irreversible.

Even if you don't realize it, you 100% are grinding/clenching your teeth at night. That's what's making your ears feel clogged, and it's going to get exponentially worse if you don't get on top of it. I'm talking intense jaw/ear pain, and even the risk of breaking your teeth.

Get some of these moldable mouth guards. Most drugstores will have them and they're generally pretty inexpensive, especially compared to the cost of the dental work you're protecting yourself from needing:

Very very important note about these!!! Do NOT use the ones that just cover your molars!!!! BAD PRODUCT, EVIL BAD, should be illegal to advertise as a TMJ product!!! If you use these, you're only going to be training your jaw muscles to clench down HARDER:

Like, bite your tongue with just your front teeth, and then bite your tongue using your back teeth. Feel how your jaw muscles are so much more activated when you bite using your back teeth? Evil

What my dentist suggested was using one of those moldable mouth guards and cutting it off at the red line, so that it's only covering your front teeth:

Your jaw is going to be much more relaxed, and your molars won't touch each other at all. I also find it fits a bit more comfortably this way, so, hey

Other than that, regularly massaging your jaw is about all I've got in terms of advice 😭 The mouth guard is something that will prevent your TMJ from progressing to something much more serious, and that will help a lot with managing where it is now. Massage, try to relax, etc. If it gets real bad I'd see a doctor about it, they'll give you much more in-depth advice and maybe even prescribe a muscle relaxer.

#ask #tmj #dental health #migraine #i don't usually tag stuff but this is Very important to me😭😭 please don't crack your teeth lads #i used to hATE wearing my mouth guard #but i got a lil wakeup call a couple years ago when i started experiencing frequent tinnitus from that clogged-ear feeling you described #it is ONLY going to get worse if you don't wear the mouth guard i can't stress this enough #you don't want an emergency dental bill #tmj disorder

[star-thorns]

The doctor (my partner) heard a repulsive noise come from my jaw and they said I have TMJ.

Idk what that means but its probably Testicular Mtorsion

j

#shitpost

[padawansuggest]

I saw a new GO for the first time today and was honest for the first time about how many pain killers I take and how it’s destroying my body (like thing ‘shitting blood every 3 days’ destroying cause that’s what it got to) but I couldn’t stop or even take less or I’d be in the ER and I was terrified to tell a doctor that because I once had a doctor tell me ‘take less pain killers’ and I said ‘and replace them with what? Because I can’t stop I’ll be in the er. The er that refuses to give pain meds.’ And they just said ‘doesn’t matter just take less and fix the root problem’ but the root problem is that I am allergic to everything ever and also have multiple chronic conditions that cause inflammation in my head and neck and that’s why I take the pain killers to reduce the inflammation and the only reason I was brave enough today to say how much I take is because SHE suggested steroids and a muscle relaxer first and I was so happy I couldn’t stop grinning. About. Steroids. And a 12 hour muscle relaxer. Like. I’m still flying on cloud nine and that’s over… 6 hours since I got the pills and I haven’t had any pain killers in about 8 and that’s. Impressive. For me. Because I been taking them every time I take a gabapentin lately. Which happens every 6 hours.

Anyways. I’m desperately hoping these pills get me to baseline because after 2 straight months (arguably 2.5 at least) of infections and inflammation I’m so fucking over this shit and my face hurty.

Also she got me a script to go see a PT at the hospital who worked with her own daughter for TMJ and I’m excited about that one too. When I don’t see SOMEONE for too long I start forgetting that normal for others is pain free or 1-3 on the scale and I’ve been living for most of my life at 5-6 and the past three months at 6-8 and that’s. So bad. And the doctors could and should help.

Anyways. My tooth spot is healing very well so far. And now I’m gonna get back to being functional and losing the 30lbs I have gained in the past 3 months being unable to function. I can do that cause my healthy limit is about 30lbs ago so I need to and want to, but like. Damn. For me, who typically never fluctuates in weight more than 5lbs up or down, that’s not great and really shows what my pain level has been lately.

I love you all, thanks for sticking with my through the fever brain. If you coincidentally liked this slightly less hinged version of me tho, I can stay cray cray if you need it, I just have no real filter when my head is inflamed.

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CloverCoin Artpack 2024 March + Updates

[PATREON POST + ART PACK] Hey everyone... I see March is rounding the corner to being over and I realized I never actually make an official patreon post yet. A lot has been happening on our end / IRL. We recently found our we might need to move this summer... But thanks to a lot of back and forth between us and the new landlord we got a lease extension for 1 year to prepare our savings and safely move out to another place in town or around this town we are currently living in. After a lot of discussion between my husband and I, we're really struggling to find rental single family homes that fit our disability needs AND budget. Rent bubble in our area is about 70% more than our current rent which... is mind blowing. But we are determined! With further discussion we think we agree, we'd like to buy a house to make sure our needs are met and that we can take care of our senior dogs without having our lives uprooted without notice. So our belts are going to be really tight over the next year while we try to scrimp and save every penny to go towards our goal to purchase a house next year. That is scary but also so exciting! Wish us luck, we're going to need every lick of it to pull this off. ~~~ Other worse news... The reason why I've been struggling these past few weeks. My family has been reaching out to me and it's official. My mother has a terminal cancer diagnosis. I do not live near her, so I would like to budget a trip out to see her at some point this summer. We don't have any real time lines yet until we see how to reacts to chemo treatment. She's just started that this month. So that's been a weird tangle of emotions and talking with my siblings about what we expect out of all this. How we each can help in what ways we can. One of my older sisters is taking control of talking with the doctors and updating us since my mother is extremely avoidant about talking about her illnesses. At this time I won't be taking any time off from working and doing adopts/commissions. We need the money more than ever, even just to go fly or drive up to see her. But I will update on patreon/discord when I'm taking a week or so off to visit her. ~~~ More middling news? Our two senior dogs, Ollie and Junior, have been having little health scares this year. Feels like 2024 just started and so much has happened! Ollie has been diagnosed with a heart murmur and is on medication now to help treat it. Diet and life style changes as well to help him stay fit. Junior may have had a small seizure or stroke, for 2 days he was not able to stand or walk which really scared us. Both have been to the vet multiple times this year and are being watched VERY closely. I just hope nothing happens to them before we find them a new house to live in. (knocks on wood) ~~~ I myself am having some medical issues but... Just with everything going on I just haven't had time to assign myself with a new clinic and new gp. My new health insurance won't let me see the old one anymore and it's EXTREMELY disruptive to my whole life. So there's a chance my body might get a flat tire in the future, but I'll try to manage it accordingly. To end it all on a good note, I did finally finish my very last tooth filling / replacement and after a year and a half of constant dentist visits, my mouth is all fixed! Hooray!!!! Now we just have to tackle my jaw and TMJ problems haha. ~~~ I think... that's the big items of what's going on. Why I've been really absent online and for updates. Life just kinda had a weird downpour on us, but we're sorting it out. We signed a new lease. Prov is working very hard at his new job. The future is really scary for me right now and I'm really struggling. Please be patient with me while we go through these big life changes at this time. I'll be opening up new commission slots soon to start a monthly income to help with house savings. If anyone has pending commissions with me or trades, please never hesitate to DM me/poke me for updates. I've been a lot more disorganized more than usual lately and I am happy to give any updates or refunds as needed should anything come up that I can't handle. Sorry bout the long read everyone, but thank you so much for skimming through and keeping up with what's going on in my life. I've been desperately missing art more and more every day I spend away from it, so I look forward to sharing even more art with you all! Thank yo everyone for all your support! AJD . ART

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