First off, let me say that I love my NP. LOVE HER.
“You’re limping- arthritis in your knee? Hmm. You’re smart (tilting her head, squinting at me). You do research online- is there anything you think I can do for your arthritis? No? OK. I’ll keep you updated when I learn new things and you do the same for me”
But this is about my mouth. As soon as she looked inside the very tiny gap, she saw the pocket of “infection” (read: pus. told ya; Gross).
Dudes. She handed me a long Q tip and said “I’ll hold the mirror and the light and show you what you need to look for. I’ve seen people press on the sides of these things and burst the pocket.” So I did that, and EEEEEWWWWW. Onto the Q tip shot a little round ball of “infection”.
“those round ones usually culture out as staph. Hmm. At first it looked like strep!”
Stepped up my anti-depressants (6 refills!), slipped me some samples of sleep aid, made a phone call on our behalf to try to get TeenHer in to see a psych, wrote me some antibiotics and I was out the door for 65 bucks. Total cost of whatever is wrong with me this time: $90 dollars including meds.
Now I’m trying to squish a sandwich flat enough to slip in between my locked jaws. Wish me luck. Flat fish sandwich=nasty.
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fucking awesome (besides the existence of bacterial cultures). my understanding is that it’s common to develop these “plaques” on and around our tonsils and they’re often the source of rancid breath among people who seem to maintain good oral hygiene.
i might ask for details on this woman sometime soon as I obviously need more than a (increasingly aloof) psychiatrist to stay healthy.
And while I’m obviously dealing with a lot on my own and am not the best example of consistent stability, if I can be of any help w/ T.H. I’d be flattered to share what I think. I guess I already give enough unsolicited advice though ;/
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Damn.
I SO wish I could have seen that Q-tip!
Hope you are on the mend soon, mama.
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