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Trust and Tooth Infections

By swollenmystery On March 5, 2013 · 3 Comments

What defines a bad tooth? Is it pain? Do problems areas show up on x-rays? What about meridian testing? A week ago, I made it through month 2 of the Cowden Protocol, or suffered through it, may be a more appropriate term. Now I’m on to month 3 and things are not going well. Knee swelling is at an all-time high. My left thumb is inflamed. Both ankles are painful and stiff all the time. Elbows are tender and difficult to bend. Neck stiffness has increased and the left side of my jaw hurts non-stop, making even the softest foods difficult to chew. Meanwhile, I had a third jaw surgery for suspected cavitation and infection in space #9. I mention this because the last surgery was on the right side of my jaw, where my wisdom tooth used to be. It’s been over a week since the surgery and I have no pain at all in that area. Where I do have pain, however, is on the left, upper side of my jaw. I want to make sense of it, but frustration prevails. All these aches and pains can be overwhelming, but I still have hope. It’s the hope that keeps me going, and continuing to pursue the source of all these symptoms. Ever since the surgeries, joint pains have increased and the addition of newly swollen joints has me questioning more than ever how much of a connection there is to infection in my mouth and jaw. [...]

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Going After Lyme This Time

By swollenmystery On April 6, 2011 · Add Comment

Loss of sleep each night due to new symptoms: 7 out of 10. Pain and inflammation levels last month: 8 out of 10. Frustration with taking Plaquenil and Sulfasalazine for a year with no results: 10 out of 10. It’s been a year since finding a new rheumatologist. Last week was my latest 3 month appointment and I was dreading it. It’s been a month since I tapered completely off Prednisone and a few weeks after having a tongue biopsy due to ulcers I believe were side effects from the medications. While the biopsy results came back negative I closed the door on another dead end. Meanwhile, my symptoms grew worse. I started experiencing things I hadn’t felt during the entire time I’ve been stickered with inflammatory arthritis. Every night I began waking up every hour or two, finding my knees and my entire back in so much pain it was hard to roll over. Sleeping on my side wasn’t even an option anymore. Mild fevers each night and chills all day became the norm. Headaches behind my eyes, neck stiffness, flu-like aches all over, night sweats, constipation, muscle twitches, extreme fatigue, muscle weakness and jaw pain also became a regular occurrence. I was at a crossroads. I was about to set up an appointment with my primary care doctor but had an upcoming visit with the rheumatologist in only a week so it seemed logical to wait and see what he had to say. That same week, [...]

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I'm a freelance web designer with a background in graphic design. I'm also a part-time nutrition student. When I'm not creating or designing, I'm studying nutrition. When I'm not doing either of those I'm usually eating or talking about food. I've been interested in health and fitness for a long time but it wasn't until I became seriously ill with a mysterious chronic autoimmune condition in my early 30s that I realized how intricate and complex the human body is.

Along my journey to healing from chronic illness and Lyme disease, I discovered that eating healthier has improved my life the most. This blog is not just a journal of my progress but is also intended to help anyone that might be suffering from an autoimmune illness. My goal is to learn how to support the body's natural healing process holistically so that it has the resources to fight off illness the way it was designed. As I learn more every day, I write about my journey here at Diagnosis Unsolved. Read more about how all this started and my story here.
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