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03-27-2018, 05:44 PM | #1 | |||
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Seriously...I'm at the point where I think it's not possible for anything good to happen with my body without something else "breaking" on me. DRG treatment is working well so...
Going on 6 weeks with multiple kidney stones that don't seem to want to go anywhere but are too small for them to want to do any intervention. Today the doctor gave me Tramadol to take as needed for the pain and then if not better in a week wants me to do a second ultrasound to see if they've gotten bigger. Nice plan...let's just wait and hope they grow enough that I can have them surgically removed/broken down...yay me... Friday my left ear suddenly felt clogged and sound was muffled...ear was a little sore. Since I knew I was going in today to follow up on the Kidney stones I asked about my ear too. Ear wax build up...they try to flush it. Yeah...not only did that NOT work...I now can't hear ANYTHING out of that ear and it hurts REALLY bad. Dr said to just use ear wax softener for 4 days and then come back to try flushing it again if that doesn't work (I had already used that twice a day since Friday...but ok...let's give this a shot AGAIN). I am not looking forward to 4 days of not being able to hear out of one ear...it already has me all sorts of discombobulated...but at least it's distracting me somewhat from the Kidney stone pain so... And on top of all that...high stress has me in a terrible flare up. So...can I exchange this body for another one already? This one is tired, sore, and just all sorts of done right now. |
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"Thanks for this!" says: | BioBased (03-29-2018) |
03-28-2018, 03:07 AM | #2 | ||
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Make an appointment with an Ear, Nose and Throat asap. I had ear infections frequently when I was younger. They have the equipment to remove wax quickly and painlessly. If you have an infection you will need antibiotics in the form of ear drops.
I developed Scarlet Fever once by attempting to unblock it myself. If any liquid gets trapped that can be the catalyst for infection. You have enough issues going on with the CRPS. I get it. It seems like the hits keep coming. Feel better soon. |
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"Thanks for this!" says: | catra121 (03-28-2018) |
03-28-2018, 04:40 AM | #3 | ||
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A body vaca! Who is with me!
Catra, a NP screwed me up with the BS that my ear was so clogged that I needed to clean it out. I wish I had ignored her. Months of misery insued. What helped? I read to put a tiny bit of Vicks in my ear canal. I was desperate enough to try it and it worked amazingly well. |
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"Thanks for this!" says: | catra121 (03-28-2018) |
03-28-2018, 08:24 AM | #4 | |||
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Thanks guys. I'm going to call the doctor this morning for a referral to an ENT because this is just too much. Zero sleep last night and it feels like someone is stabbing me in my ear. That can't be right or normal.
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03-28-2018, 10:19 AM | #5 | |||
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Ugh...so just got back from the Dr. Primary care Dr wanted to see me again to check on it, said there's a lot of wax and he can't see what's going on behind that so he wanted me to get in to see an ENT today. But then the nurse called 4 places and none could get me in so they just called and told me to take advil and it should subside on its own. I'm so frustrated...this pain is not normal. So I guess I need to start making phone calls myself rather than just wait and see. Even if the appt is next week I can always cancel if it does go away. Just one more frustrating situation...
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"Thanks for this!" says: | BioBased (03-29-2018) |
03-28-2018, 10:50 AM | #6 | |||
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And the first place I called got me in at 3:30 today...so hopefully they will be able to help. But darn...I'm really frustrated by this doctor at my primary care doctor's office (he's not the one I usually see but the one I happened to see at the walk in clinic when I went in for the Kidney stones). I mean seriously...let's get you in to see an ENT today...nurse calls 4 places with no luck...ok just take Advil and it will go away on its own. What?! Thanks for nothing doc.
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