Ongoing

Thursday 7th

Awful pain last night. Pressure in my nose and around my eye, and pain in my cheekbone and teeth, which suggests a sinus infection. I couldn't get comfortable, and wanted to rip my face off. Slept sat up to try to ease the face pressure.

Small trickles of fluid down my nose still when I rinse my mouth. It seems too much of a coincidence that this only happens with the rinsing, and it's still hissing when I speak.

Rang the ward again this morning so just waiting for a call back. Who will get the short straw and have to deal with me today?

Exactly 4 weeks today since the first surgery. I've had another since then, it's been restitched twice, and I've had 5 visits to the assessment unit and 3 to the maxfax clinic.

Poor J has been at the hospital almost as much as if he was still working there.

I haven't cried because I fear it would worsen things, but I'm on the verge of tears quite a lot now. Pain and frustration and no end in sight...

Back from hospital.  Wound is showing signs of an infection developing. No wonder my cheek was warm and I felt wobbly this morning.  No visible hole but it's still hissing when I speak. I think the infection has been caused by them fitting 3 moulds into my mouth to do the impression as it scrubbed the stitches in my cheekbone and gums ( I also have stitches in the roof of my mouth and across the socket where the tooth used to be and where there is now a 5p sized hole covered by flaps taken from my cheek)

Round 3 of co-amoxiclav...I've just got over the thrush that the previous 2 courses caused.

Apparently I'm not to worry because the consultant has a plan in his head for what to do next.

I just need that follow up appointment so he can share it with me.

When I went to the dentist thinking I had no problems back in November 2024, little did I think I'd still be suffering, or have such in depth knowledge about oro antral fistulas!