Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Brain Tumor

For a week and a half I have had a constant headache that wouldn't go away. Tylenol didn't work, motrin helped a little bit. It was so bad that I had to leave early from work and couldn't stay at school for fear of fainting or passing out from dizziness. I was getting so concerned that I had a BRAIN TUMOR... what else could it be?? I called health link but they couldn't help because they aren't doctors. I went to a walk-in clinic where the doctor took my blood pressure and gave me a prescription for a stronger advil. I tried it for 2 days and it didn't work either. I finally got an appointment with my doctor who said it was tension headaches (this disappointed me because I was hoping for something more... curable). She suggested a massage and gave me muscle relaxants.
Well I took those last night and had a massage this afternoon and my headache is completely gone. I also received a blessing last night which also helped.
Now I am just worried that this will be my chronic problem and I will get these headaches all the time.
We'll see...

Saturday, January 1, 2011

An imperfect smile!

I had braces for 18 months in high school. I cringe when I see pictures. The day I got them off was one of the greatest feelings of freedom! But there was a catch... I had to wear a retainer 24 hours a day for a month and then every night for the rest of my life. Well, I did wear it 24 hours a day for a month and then I started wearing it every night for awhile but gradually it decreased to every other night and then one night a week until finally I never wore it. I lost it for quite some time but during one of my moves I found it. I didn't really think anything of it (good thing I didn't throw it out) It doesn't fit anymore and I have been trying to notice if my teeth have moved at all. I know my bottom teeth have moved a little but I can't really notice any movement in my top teeth. I met a girl who had braces for the second time. THE SECOND TIME. I panicked. There is no way I am getting braces again. Its so much time and money and I think I already have a pretty good smile. I just don't want them to move any more. Some dentists say they could move back to where they were and others say its been so long since I've worn a retainer that they probably won't move that much more. I don't really know who to believe but I swear now I can feel them moving little by little.
I need to go to the dentist soon anyway so Ill ask him how much it would be to get another retainer.

Omni