Not dying!

So I went to a doctor today. It wasn't free, it cost $20. But that was half off because I have no real income.

What did the doctor say? It's psychosomatic. I have physical symptoms brought on by mental processes. He said the canker sore is caused by stress. He also said it's very common in young adults and it pretty much doesn't happen anymore once you get a little older. Like 40 or so. He gave me an explanation of what a canker sore is and what the immune system does but he was seriously using long medical words I'd never heard before. So, unfortunately I can't explain how the body deals with canker sores.

The pain in the right side of my face is because of the nerve pathways around my ear. The sore is pretty close to my jaw/ear region, so the nerves in that region are sending messages throug out my whole face. (The Doc said that when we develop the ear is the central part of the nerve network in your head) Kind of like when you hit your elbow and your fingers tingle afterwards. It's just a web of nerves.

So, no prescriptions. Just Advil for the pain and mouth wash to keep it clean. It actually feels really good right now. I'm able to eat comfortably for the first time in like 6 days. My jaw is the only thing that feels sore. I could hardly open my mouth to brush my teeth this morning. I still can't open it too wide without a little strain but there's no real pain right now. I took an extra pain killer.

But, hey, I don't have to question if I'm crazy anymore. I just plain am.