Last Monday I had my last 2 old fillings replaced. Top left side of the mouth. First molar and last molar.
I have had TMJ issues for over 20 years. I wear a splint at night which typically helps. I have a congenital fusion of C2/C3 which appears to refer left. I always have some level of pain on the left. My left tonsil is always slightly swollen, as are the glands/nodes under the ear and under the rear chin. My left sinuses are always slightly congested/draining. I get all migraines in the left side. I have trigeminal nerve inolvment on the left with jaw pain/migraine activity. I almost always feel like I have a mild ear infection on the left. It was this cluster of symptoms that eventually lead to us discovering the congential fusion. Okay, back to dental work - Monday afternoon fillings replaced. Starting about Wednesday I noticed an increase in pain in left tonsil and the glands below the ear (sort of in front of the eustacian tube) and under the rear chin. I thought, okay my body is a wee bit cranky about the dental work and fighting an infection. I top first molar was also a bit sore and did not like it when I bit down on it - that pain has since mostly abated. Late Wed the occipital node on the left also started hurting. So now all those glands on the left are both swollen and painful, as is the left tonsil area and left ear area, the throat is a bit sore as well. I am also tired and a bit lethargic - but we have a lot of heat and humidity here right now so I would expect that regardless. Saturday I had a bought of diarrhea - but with the heat, humidity and the fact that I ate something I really shouldn't have - it may or may not be related. I am not running a fever but am wondering if the LDN and EIS are keeping the infection in check just enough that I haven't gotten that bad yet. Some things I've read online suggest occipital gland inflamtion is an indication of a fungal infection?? In my jaw/teeth? I don't really want to do a round of antibiotics if I can avoid it. I currently consume about 2 ounces of EIS a day - straight EIS (no salt, H2O2, or anything else added to it) - silverpuppy homemade. 1 ounce in the morning when I get up and another ounce at night before bed, I hold it in my mouth for 1-5 minutes before swallowing. I take 4.5 mg LDN at night (tx ulcerative colitis and pain with the LDN). I take an assortment of other supplements (D3, tumeric, fish oil, DLPA, ALA, B complex, grapefruit seed extract and a few others at are escaping my brain right now). I did try a couple rounds of oil pulling Thursday night, Friday and Saturday, but not since Sat morning. It's the 4 hrs after food and at least 1 hr after beverage that messes me up. Should I up EIS intake? Oils of ... ??? oregano and cinnamin have both been mentioned in the past related to dental/mouth stuff I think ... Oils ingested, applied to inside of mouth? Just suck it up and get antibiotics? Ideas? Sorry for the long email. I do appreciate ideas. I've been internet searching but it makes my head hurt because there is often so much conflicting info out there. Jaxi
