No, I didn't fall off the planet...really.

[Mythsaje]

Sorry I haven't been around lately, folks, but I've had a rough couple of months. First of all I was finishing up my newest novel, the sequel to my science fantasy adventure, "Sword and Shadow," and then I was hit by a mind-bending toothache that required a root canal. Unfortunately, that didn't really solve the problem, so I've been trying to maintain some semblance of civility and sanity while working a retail job and certainly didn't have the mental and emotional wherewithal to discuss politics at the same time.

There's nothing worse than mouth pain, though I can think of a few kinds that come pretty close.

A lot's happened since I took my hiatus. The fight over the war funding only being the tip of the iceberg, one might say. We've had our pets poisoned, our gas prices hiked, and witnessed our so-called "Supreme" Court show its true stripes. (Not like it came as any kind of surprise to US). We've also been silent witnesses to one of the most horrific acts of mass murder in recent history.

So much has happened its hard to get a handle on most of it. Screaming in outrage seems pretty pointless, though it's certainly understandable.

As you all can imagine, I haven't even been reading much here as of late. When I last visited, the infighting about the possible Presidential nominees for the next Presidential election had started to heat up and, at the time, I stated that I didn't really have a preference. This is still true, really. All I care about at this point is that the Republicans be drop-kicked out of power. I'd like to see them systematically exposed for the lying gasbag asshats they are, but I'd settle for just driving them into the fringes for a while so we can get a few decent things passed for a change.

My current gripes? Credit checks for car insurance. What the hell is THAT about? People who already have financial difficulties being charged more for something they HAVE to have, just because they're a convenient target? Something should be done about that. Taking advantage of vulnerable people just because they can is just disgusting. Hardly surprising, though.

I've got more, but what the hey, right? That can wait for another post.

In the meantime I'm going to try to celebrate the release of my newest novel, which came out Monday. That and my six-year wedding anniversary, which comes up next Wednesday. And work on arranging to have my boys visit me this summer again. And about the same time as that, my novel "Sword and Shadow" will be available through most major booksellers. That's worth celebrating.

I just really, really hope my mouth stops hurting before then. I'd be willing to pay outrageous amounts of money for that to happen. Oh, wait. I already have. Yet, somehow, the pain isn't gone yet.

Well, I can always hope, can't I?

Be well, everyone.

Until next time...

[SoCalDem]

1. Welcome back.. You haven't missed much, really

Same of shit..just a constantly changing cast of characters..

as for your pain.. I will add earaches to toothaches.. Can't "get away" from either, and pain-meds don;t seem to help all that much..

:hug: hope you're painfree soon :)

good luck with the book..

[Mythsaje]

2. Oh, yeah.

Earaches are definitely in the same neighborhood. Been there too.

Figured I hadn't missed much, but I've felt a bit guilty about staying away so long.

[Mythsaje]

4. Self delete...dupe

Computer wacking out.

[Mythsaje]

5. self-delete...dupe

[HysteryDiagnosis]

3. Welcome back Myth, sorry for the pain

you are experiencing, here are a couple of things you may want to read about..... 4

1: Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol. 1993 Jan;75(1):95-105. Links
Is phantom tooth pain a deafferentation (neuropathic) syndrome? Part I: Evidence derived from pathophysiology and treatment.

* Marbach JJ.

Division of Sociomedical Sciences, School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York.

Phantom tooth pain is a syndrome of persistent pain or paresthesia in teeth and other oral tissues that may follow dental or surgical procedures such as pulp extirpation, apicoectomy, tooth extractions, or exenteration of the contents of the maxillary antrum. It can also occur when nerves are injured after trauma to the face or even after routine inferior alveolar nerve blocks if the needle pierces the nerve sheath. In the case of tooth extraction, the pain is found in the edentate area. After periodontal surgery, pain or paresthesia is located in the gingiva. The incidence of phantom tooth pain after extirpation may be as high as 3% of cases. Clinically, phantom tooth pain is similar in many essential characteristics to deafferentation pain syndromes also known as phantom pain syndromes. A limitation to this taxonomy is the lack of definitive information with respect to the pathophysiology of deafferentation pain in the trigeminal nerve. This article amplifies previous clinical descriptions of phantom tooth pain. Current concepts in the pathophysiology of neuropathic pain are reviewed as they pertain to phantom tooth pain. Treatments are described that use three routes of drug administration: oral, nerve blocks by injections, and intranasal applications. Reasons are discussed for the high rates of morbidity after dental and neurosurgery in attempts to treat phantom tooth pain.

PMID: 8419881



http://www.mercola.com/forms/testimonials_dental.htm
Learn More about Holistic Dentistry, Biological Dentistry and Environmental Dentistry

"I just want to THANK YOU for everything you have done to help me, my husband and my mom. We are all doing great, and it is because of you and your expertise. You literally saved my life! Equally important, you also saved me from what is known as "the most excruciating pain known to the medical profession," trigeminal neuralgia. This pain is so terrible that it is even associated with suicide. At least I was fortunate enough to have access to pain relievers, but that was little solace for my circumstances.

Before coming to your office, I had been to many doctors and dentists and had a variety of X-rays, tests, an MRI and a sinus cat scan for this exact problem. I went to:

* My physician
* My neurologist
* A VA neurologist
* Two different dentists multiple times
* Three different oral surgeons
* An ENT
* Urgent Care four times
* Emergency room

I was given antibiotics, a cortisone shot, and multiple types of painkillers. I was told I had the following problems:

* Sinusitis
* They just didn't know
* It must just be the multiple sclerosis causing the pain
* Sensitive teeth
* Receding gums
* Phantom tooth pain
* An alien implant (an oral surgeon came up with this one)
* I was a "self-mutilater" and was jamming metal objects into my head (same oral surgeon)
* I had no problem in my gums at all, it was all healed perfectly and I was imagining the pain because I was "fixated" on my gums

[Mythsaje]

6. Apparently the tooth that had the root canal

has developed some cracks... Chances are it's going to need to come out too. After reading the text at the link, I'm definitely leaning that direction. Not like I can afford any of the alternatives right now anyway.

[Arkansas Granny]

7. Glad to see you back. Hope your tooth pain goes away soon.

:hi:

[politicat]

8. Congratuations on the sale of the book, and sorry about the pain!

On the former, you have my envy; the latter my sympathy. (I've had chronic earaches since the flu in February... but my ears are fine! ... Yeah, and my sinuses won't dry up because?) You're inspiring me to get back to work on my big scrips.

Does your publisher do palm ebooks? (I see Microsoft, but they'll get another penny from me when they boil me down for component molecules.)

On the credit checks for insurance... I have no idea why and it's only for personal, consumer, auto insurance. Corps don't get credit checked for fleet insurance, and homeowners don't get hit for homeowners' policies, and businesses don't get credit checked for flood insurance. In other words... a scam that must go to legislative bodies to be dealt with. I'll work on that next week in my copious spare second.

[Mythsaje]

12. To answer...

My books are all available in multiple ebook formats, from PDF to palmreader formats.

:)

[Mojorabbit]

9. Congrats on the novel

I swear by clove oil on a cottonball or that stuff that is used for babies teething pain that you rub on their gums. Might be worth a try. Hope it feels better soon.

[ms liberty]

10. Welcome back! We missed you...

and happy anniversary to you and Ms. Mythsaje!

[monarch]

11. I hear you on the dental pain!

I had a root canal problem beginning in Jan. and it totally scrambled my brain up until this past Mon. Had one root canal and still had the pain. Turned out that the pain was originating in tooth next to that one. Soo--second root canal two weeks ago and pain persisted for almost 2 weeks. Thought that I would lose my mind over it.