Aug 19 2009

Seeing a dentist Thursday, to see about possible infected old root canal tooth in UL quadrant, that may be interacting with the left eye and left maxillary sinus (next door to those molars). I got some antibiotic into me today, helped a bit I think. I've wondered if a growing overall more ill feeling might be a building infection, since crowned root canal teeth get infections trapped inside them... something to do with lack of oxygen inside.

Eye pressure has been a growing problem, more in the left eye usually. In 1986 alcohol suddenly made my eyes bug out a bit, then that faded, only to recur and become permanent the next week when I had more vodka. Why did I have more you ask? Then as now, my brain chemistry is damaged so as to blunt emotion, or emotional depth. Lessened dopamine production I think. I have those slightly Parkinsonian twitches sometimes. Anyway, in the absence of any willingness to get involved on the part of the medical community (what a warm reassuring word... community...), self-medication is my only option, therefore, alcohol. Considering my income, usually the cheap kind with preservatives and/or dyes. Tonight it's Sam Adams Blackberry Witbier, but I can't do the better stuff that often.

So now I'm experiencing my first real alcohol-related (at least patrtly) increase in eye pressure since 1986. I almost hope something neurological is found that's pressing into my eyes from behind... unless it's inoperable anyway.

I need to see a cardiologist and neurologist, and maybe an ear nose throat MD depending on how Thursday goes. In October 2008, I fainted twice in the space of a couple minutes at a brewpub. I'd had one Vicodin (I rarely have access to such a good analgesic, but I was having a colonoscopy the next week and had to be off aspirin), blood pressure pills, and just over one potent brewpub beer. I'd just started a second one. I'm told I turned white then dropped to the floor, twice. The ER did a CT I think though these days it seems they call everything "X Rays" whether they are X-Rays or not. Anyway, nothing found, they rehydrated me for hours, that helped (dehydration is a prime problem ever since Apr 24 1984 the day my EI started, when water seemed constantly sucked out of my body and almost constant Gatorade couldn't keep up).

I went to an appointment with a cardiologist, but haven't gotten back for the treadmill test for months. A big problem with my gov't housing stalled all this. A neurologist was also reccommended.