I am home from work today – did not sleep at all last night and am having a hard time functioning today. The update on my mom is that after waiting at the county hospital emergency room for 5 hours yesterday (will no pain meds because they thought she was going to have to have emergency surgery), they told her to come back at 8 AM to have the surgery instead. She went back this morning, only to have the oral surgeon on call (different guy than the night before – this is now 5 different oral surgeons and 2 different dentists she has seen) tell her – “why did you go to the emergency room? I have seen worse than this- go home, take the antibiotics and rest.” Seriously, that is what they told her. She still cannot open her mouth, and she is not eating much at all. I am so SICK of these “doctors”: they STILL can’t tell her what is causing all the pain, swelling and causing her mouth to open only a 1/4 of an inch.
I am tired, crabby and feel useless (and can only imagine how she feels) since her insurance only covers one hospital and a handful of dentists/oral surgeons in her area that she is authorized to see. She is changing insurances come open enrollment time, after this fiasco.
I am still not sure if I am flying there to help her this week – I will make the decision later tonight.
I weighed in this morning: 213.4. I am up 2lbs, I think, but much less than I thought I would be with all this stress eating and TOM from last week. I congratulate myself for at least walking and swimming to help keep some of the lbs off.
More of an update later. Thanks for all your kind comments and emails- I am sorry that I have not responded to you each personally- I hope you understand. I miss reading your blogs and hope to catch up with them this weekend.
OH! And, I am getting my invisalign braces tomorrow!! I totally forgot!
That is one happy thing going on right now – I am excited to get them on and excited to finally have straighter teeth!
AJ