First Blog

Of course - this is how a lot of places coin their first blog.

Frankly, I don't know how much time I will invest into this blog... I guess that will depend on the traffic aka - whoever cares about what I have to say.

So lets see...

I'm a seeder! My bag of Davis Sunflower Seeds is sitting next to me and I have a cup I'm spitting shells into. This is a great way to keep yourself occupied without taking up things like.. smoking... drugs... and so forth. Which reminds me...

My doctor likes to ask questions whenever I visit him with symptoms. Take for example a couple weeks ago; I went in with a complaint that I was suffering from high blood pressure and I felt it could be a considerable cause to these headaches I have had since about 6 months moving to Ohio. Now, these headaches have changed over time, which has led me to two conclusions: Either my jaw is aggravating my trigeminal nerve bundle (this sits up near your jaw joint) or my teeth being crooked and crammed has something to do with them. Not only am I a seeder, but I'm a teeth grinder.

Anyways - back to my point. My doctor asked me whether I was using street drugs. I suppose it is a legitimate question when I talk about 'brain fog' (something I have suffered from as of late), but I work for the government. I wouldn't jeopardize my job for a 5 minute fix and a lifetime of consequences. Well, doc didn't address the brain fog much - I'm on an antidepressant to help cope with de-stressing myself when I sleep ... less stress + less grind = no headache.

Sounds great! So now I feel like I'm on skittles... vitamins, blood pressure med, and this antidepressant. I still take Aleve to relieve my pain - which I get regularly in my jaw and my right side of my head. Aleve is some good stuff... little risk in long term and liquid gel capsules work great in providing relief. The pain I get comes and goes... maybe I should see if it is similar to my buddy circusninja's endless pain in his hand. I probably should have had my wisdom teeth pulled at an earlier age... I thought I had and I had told the military the same... oops - it cost me $1600 instead. When I had them pulled - the headaches changed. I can relate this to Kool-Aid. You have a watermelon and a fruit punch flavor, and they are the same color and taste somewhat similar, but they are different. So my pain was the same, but it adjusted it's positioning in my head. Unfortunately - I can't get a doctor or dentist to do something about it... at least not without putting me several grand in the hole. Thanks to federal health care for not covering TMJ problems - I'm sure they are costing the government millions a year.

Anyways - saying hello to the blog world; hello world.