Self-Medicated

OK, so its summer time here in British Columbia. Yes well its supposed to be. I think this is one of the worst we have had in years. We finally got a week of nice weather and then….rain…again. I think moving to Mexico is really starting to sound like a great idea and the sooner the better!

Let me fill you in on whats been happening. Yesterday I had to go see my dentist again. He gave me a little plastic gadget called an “aqua-nator” that goes into my mouth at bedtime so that I dont clench or grind my teeth while I sleep. Its also going to help relax the jaw so that my TMJ gets a bit easier to handle. It has tiny water bladders that fit on each side between my molars, as I bite on them the water squishes between the two bladders and moves to adjust to my bite through a thin plastic piece that conects them which wraps around my front teeth. its not too bad to where but it is a bit weird. I will be wearing this thingy for the next few days to see what happens.

After the dentist we drove back to Abbotsford and picked up a some photos that we got developed for mom and then headed to her place. We stayed for dinner and went through a couple letters she wasnt sure what to do with. We finally got home at 9pm.

So that was our day. Today I think we are going to relax and just hang around at home. Tomorrow? Who knows.

I went to the dentist today and got yet another adjustment done on my front teeth. Hope this is the one that fixes it, but I doubt it.The dentist will be sending me a special contraption I have to wear at night and during the day for a couple weeks to help relax all my muscles and hope that I can get my bite back to where it doesnt hurt. So, after the dentist we went to see the Doctor about my M.R.I. results. Looks like I have torn the cartilage on the inside of my shoulder joint. Dont ask me how I did this one?! So the Doctor is going to call the specialist in Vernon that did the surgery on my left shoulder, and make arrangements to see what he wants to do. Most likely it will be surgery again. Its just a matter of when. Reason why I would go to Vernon is, that seeing a Doctor here in town could take up to a year or more.

I’m getting tired of this. It seems like I am falling apart. What part will need repairing next year? Oh well, I guess its part of getting old. On a happier note, the sunshine is back! Its going to be a hot one today. At least 35c in the Valley. Its up at 21c and its only 8:30am!

I havent been blogging much lately cause I have been taking a lot of painkillers. My mouth is constantly hurting. The 4 top front teeth I had fixed are much better now but it seems that all that work has aggravated the rest of my mouth. I am not able to eat anything too hot or too cold or hard. Its really becoming frustrating. I’ll see if gets any better over the weekend and if not, I will call my dentist on tuesday.

My Doctor’s office called and my doctor wants to see me on tuesday. Didnt say why but I assume its about the M.R.I. I had last week. Cant see what else it would be. I wonder what the results are? I hope I dont need to have surgery yet again. I can tell you that I am sick and tired of doctors, hospitals, operations and just getting poked and prodded. I would love to be normal…lol…yeah, right. I would give anything to not have to take pills every day. Oh well, such is life!

On the home front…. Dippy has lost his dog again. He decided to go out for the day and left the poor dog on the patio with nothing to do. So doggy crapped every where and then found a hole in the fence to escape. He is out hunting for his dog. I hope that the dog runs away and finds a new home. Some where it will be taken care of better. He cant really go anywhere. the common area is all fenced in so most likely the dog is in someones home on the first floor. Dippy just has to go knock on doors.

Argifair this weekend. Might go check it out tomorrow.

This friday I am having yet another M.R.I. done. This time its on my right shoulder. I had my left shoulder done about 3 years ago. I had impingement syndrome. Which ended up with me having surgery to fix the problem. So now I am having the same troubles with the right one. I have been waiting since  November for this M.R.I. Yes it took some time. The pain is actually a bit better now, but I figure I better go and do the M.R.I. any ways. I have a feeling that it will get worse if I dont go.

Gregg is taking the day off so he can take me to Royal Columbian Hospital for 9:30 am. Its going to be a early morning. I just hope we dont get stuck in traffic and miss my appointment. Then I’ll have to wait another 6 months. It took 2 1/2 years for them to figure out the left shoulder and there is no way I want to wait that long again.

We are going to keep traveling into Vancouver afterwards. Maybe head to the beach. Have a nice luunch on a patio some where. Do some window shopping. Stop for a beer or two. Should be a nice day. I just hope it doesnt rain. Looks like it will today. Its so cloudy and grey out here in the valley. Its a very blah day.

Does anyone have any suggestions as to where to go for a yummy lunch on a patio? Nothing too expensive but not a dive either. It would be nice to get an ocean view. I’m going to pack up a few things just in case we do end up spending the day at the beach. Wonder what is the best beach to go to in Vancouver?