Crazy Week

Bottom line for this week? 4 doctors in one week. My checkbook is going to see some action. 😉

Today – orthodontist visit. I’ve been out of braces (my second time, for those who didn’t know) for a couple of years, but I’m still not quite happy with how the teeth are meeting up in my bite around my right canines. I figure that I’m an adult, I paid for it myself and I reserve the right to be picky. The doctor doesn’t seem to mind, but neither of us were deriving satisfaction from the tweaks that he was making via the retainer. So, today, he drilled the permanent wire off of the inside of my lower right canine, left the wire unattached at the end and took impressions for a second retainer. So, I’ll be wearing retainers on the top and the bottom for a little while. Once things have shifted into the desired position, then he’ll reattach the wire and hopefully I’ll be done. Hah!

Tomorrow – a double header. Psychiatrist, then psychologist. Back to back. My head will be well and truly shrunken by the time we’re done. I’m hoping for a change of meds from the psychiatrist. We’ve been discussing a potential change from Wellbutrin XL to Cymbalta. Cymbalta is a totally different type of anti-depressant and it is supposed to help with pain, as well. I’ve been on Wellbutrin in its various forms for approximately half of my life, so I think a change might do me some good. My depression feels fairly controllable at the moment, but my anxiety still needs some work. Maybe this would help.

Part of me is nervous to make any change when things feel almost normal at the moment. But part of me thinks that even what feels nearly normal to me really isn’t good enough. We’ll see what the psychiatrist says.

It will be good to see Dr. Steve again, since I haven’t seen him in nearly a month. Terry is probably going to be bored out of his skull by the time we get home from sitting around waiting for me so much, bless his heart.

Thursday – family doctor visits for both Terry and I. Terry is due for a medication check and I’m going to see if I can’t find out why I’ve been so tired lately, with stuffiness in my nose, sinuses and ears periodically through the day. It could be continued sinus issues, could be allergies, who knows what. All I know is that I’m not going on that darned Astelin again. I can’t stand not being able to drink water because of the after taste. And that taste lingers all day for me. I’m not giving up water. Anything strong enough to kill that taste is probably going to be loaded with sugars or whatever other things my body really doesn’t need. 😀

That’s it for doctors this week, then. I have one last appointment that I need to make with a gastroenterologist. For me and for Terry. Terry needs his annual checkup for his eosinophilic esophagitis and I need to talk to someone about my IBS.

Yeehaw! We’re in for a fun ride, aren’t we? 😆 Don’t expect to see any stitching pics this week. Sorry!