Wayne
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Hi All,
Not sure if this is the best place to place this thread. As I was looking around, I almost wondered if it might be a good idea to start a section for just dental issues.
Anyway, I wrote the following in a private correspondence with a friend of mine. l thought I would copy it here in case anybody might have an interest in some things I've learned from my own root canal experience.
For anybody who does have a root canal, I would recommend considering whether it might be a factor in your own health.
Best to All, Wayne
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As always, so good to hear from you. My heart really goes out to you as I read of your ordeals. When you mention, "I can't believe there can be a lower bottom than where I already am", it reminds me of a time when I had similar thoughts. Thankfully, I feel I'm far more stabilized at this time, albeit at a fairly low functional level.
Interestingly, one key thing that I feel helped me to my current level of stabilization was having a non-symptomatic root-canaled tooth extracted. I had been suspicious of it for years, and had even made an appt. with an oral surgeon to have it extracted. He said his latest high tech imaging machine could tell whether it was a problem or not, and so he took a picture and he ended up talking me out of having it extracted.
About 2-3 years later, I developed a big blister on my lip directly across from this root-canaled tooth. I started doing some energetic testing by simply putting my finger on the tooth, and quickly realized how doing so made me even more nauseous than I normally was.
When I finally got it extracted, my daily chronic headaches and chronic nausea both improved pretty dramatically (about 50% as I remember) within hours of having it removed. What a burden it had been for about 35 years of my life!
So I think you're on the right track with pinpointing your own root-canaled teeth as likely major problem areas. I read a book once entitled, "Diagnosis Unknown", written by a man who searched for years to solve the mystery of his wife's downward spiral into CFS. He eventually tracked it to some infections in her mouth, and when they were properly treated, she fully recovered in a couple days or so. Here's a link to the book which the author put on line for all to read:
http://aubreypub.typepad.com/writing...nown-ebook.pdf
So in her case, she recovered completely right away. In my case, within hours it felt like a huge load had been lifted from my body. Unfortunately, I likely still have Lyme infections, mold problems, and methylation/detoxification problems (and who knows what all else). But having that tooth extracted was a real key for me.
Another thing that may be relevant for you. Before I had this tooth extracted, I tried to have it redone with what was supposed to be a superior way of doing root canals (using a calcium oxide component called Biocalex; used in Europe for many years). There was only one dentist in Oregon that did it, and so I traveled about 200 miles one morning to get there and have it done.
By the time I got there, my normal headache pain had become pretty excruciating. But very interestingly, when the dentist started drilling, after just a few moments he asked, "do you smell that?". I nodded, and he said, "that's the infection you're smelling!" But what was even more interesting, was that within the next couple of minutes, my headache disappeared. And I felt totally relaxed while having my tooth drilled on!
I'm sharing this because I think it's possible that you could go into this type of oral surgery and feel much better relatively quickly afterward. Perhaps another thing for you to consider, is to have the teeth and infection drilled out and then capped or something. Then perhaps you could come back at a later time and have them surgically removed. That way, you wouldn't be having to face the stresses of surgery at this time when you feel so vulnerable. I honestly don't know however whether this is a realistic possibility.
Not sure if this is the best place to place this thread. As I was looking around, I almost wondered if it might be a good idea to start a section for just dental issues.
Anyway, I wrote the following in a private correspondence with a friend of mine. l thought I would copy it here in case anybody might have an interest in some things I've learned from my own root canal experience.
For anybody who does have a root canal, I would recommend considering whether it might be a factor in your own health.
Best to All, Wayne
...................................................
As always, so good to hear from you. My heart really goes out to you as I read of your ordeals. When you mention, "I can't believe there can be a lower bottom than where I already am", it reminds me of a time when I had similar thoughts. Thankfully, I feel I'm far more stabilized at this time, albeit at a fairly low functional level.
Interestingly, one key thing that I feel helped me to my current level of stabilization was having a non-symptomatic root-canaled tooth extracted. I had been suspicious of it for years, and had even made an appt. with an oral surgeon to have it extracted. He said his latest high tech imaging machine could tell whether it was a problem or not, and so he took a picture and he ended up talking me out of having it extracted.
About 2-3 years later, I developed a big blister on my lip directly across from this root-canaled tooth. I started doing some energetic testing by simply putting my finger on the tooth, and quickly realized how doing so made me even more nauseous than I normally was.
When I finally got it extracted, my daily chronic headaches and chronic nausea both improved pretty dramatically (about 50% as I remember) within hours of having it removed. What a burden it had been for about 35 years of my life!
So I think you're on the right track with pinpointing your own root-canaled teeth as likely major problem areas. I read a book once entitled, "Diagnosis Unknown", written by a man who searched for years to solve the mystery of his wife's downward spiral into CFS. He eventually tracked it to some infections in her mouth, and when they were properly treated, she fully recovered in a couple days or so. Here's a link to the book which the author put on line for all to read:
http://aubreypub.typepad.com/writing...nown-ebook.pdf
So in her case, she recovered completely right away. In my case, within hours it felt like a huge load had been lifted from my body. Unfortunately, I likely still have Lyme infections, mold problems, and methylation/detoxification problems (and who knows what all else). But having that tooth extracted was a real key for me.
Another thing that may be relevant for you. Before I had this tooth extracted, I tried to have it redone with what was supposed to be a superior way of doing root canals (using a calcium oxide component called Biocalex; used in Europe for many years). There was only one dentist in Oregon that did it, and so I traveled about 200 miles one morning to get there and have it done.
By the time I got there, my normal headache pain had become pretty excruciating. But very interestingly, when the dentist started drilling, after just a few moments he asked, "do you smell that?". I nodded, and he said, "that's the infection you're smelling!" But what was even more interesting, was that within the next couple of minutes, my headache disappeared. And I felt totally relaxed while having my tooth drilled on!
I'm sharing this because I think it's possible that you could go into this type of oral surgery and feel much better relatively quickly afterward. Perhaps another thing for you to consider, is to have the teeth and infection drilled out and then capped or something. Then perhaps you could come back at a later time and have them surgically removed. That way, you wouldn't be having to face the stresses of surgery at this time when you feel so vulnerable. I honestly don't know however whether this is a realistic possibility.