Weird day.

Today is a weird day. It is Thursday, my favorite day of the week. But I just can't get into the spirit of today. I woke up early, rushed to get Mya to the vet for grooming, worked for about an hour, left for my mouth/jaw consultation, came back to work, and here I am. Let me add that today is very murky and ugly again. I am so sick of this weather! It has warmed up some, but I want it to warm up more - and some sunshine would be nice! A little while ago, I remembered that today is the day Aunt Polly is being buried. I feel pretty okay about it because what she leaves behind is just the shell that caused her so much frustration, aches, pain, illness, etc. But I sure wish I could've gotten there to visit with her for a few hours on a nice Sunday afternoon.

About my consultation, well...the good news is that I do not need surgery - or anything major! My jaw muscles are just tight and inflamed from grinding! The guy even said he sees wear on some porcelain crowns that rarely wear (boy, that's a tongue twister!). So, he gave me an anti-inflammatory, some pain pills, and exercises to do. I had to smile when he referred to these exercises as "physical therapy"! :) And his little ditzy nursing assistant demonstrated the exercises to me, telling me which ones I can probably get away with doing at work without anyone noticing...UH! YEAH RIGHT! I'd look like an idiot! I don't care what people think about my hair, my clothes, my make-up (or lack of), or even my attitude. BUT I refuse to massage my facial muscles, use my thumb as resistance while trying to open my mouth, or anything of the sort! My coworkers would not just think I'm weird, but they would completely avoid me! Oh, and it sounds as though grinding has been an issue with me for a while but stress makes it the huge problem it turned into! I guess I'll have to try to stop expressing my stress at night by grinding and start breathing fire during the day! Just kidding! ;)

Bottom line: My mouth is still sore and probably will be even more sore after I try these exercises...but all is okay. The part of advice I really had to laugh at is the nursing chick telling me that if the exercises cause me pain that leads me to be extremely sore, I should be on a "non chewing diet for a few weeks"! What the hell?! I mean, really. I might be sore, but when my mouth starts crying in pain, my stomach tells my mouth to get over it! :)

~"Tish"