A Small Bump in the Road

This last weekend was a lot of fun! We went to a family reunion up in Highland (Provo area). It was really great to see cousins and family that I haven't seen for a long time!

When I woke up on Saturday morning, I noticed my jaw was a little swollen. It was on my right side, the side where I don't have any teeth. My first thought was "Okay, it will make my face a little more round and full," which is a good thing. Saturday was great and I didn't feel very much pain. We went to the reunion, Seven Peaks, and then headed home.

On Sunday morning, I woke up and my jaw/cheek was really swollen! We decided to call up to Huntsman and talk to the doctors up there. If we lived closer to Salt Lake, they probably would've had me come in and they would've checked it out. But the doctor had us send in some pictures and stuff, and the doctor prescribed an antibiotic. We are heading up on Wednesday just to get it checked out and to get a CT scan.

I'm pretty sure it's an infection. Since yesterday morning, I've seen a little.... um.... pus? drainage?.... leak out of a small opening inside my mouth. When I had my infection in December that I was back in the hospital for, we were told that it's not abnormal for me to get an infection, just because my body is trying hard to recover. The skin on the floor of my mouth has only been there since December, so it's not totally invincible as one might expect. I'm guessing was caused the swelling and "infection" is either some food, or maybe that I went swimming Friday night and got some pool water in my mouth.

Now if you're thinking about what happened with my last infection, don't worry. That last one was worse because it was right after my surgery, leaking from my incision, and I had an allergic reaction to a medicine I didn't know I was allergic to. But this time, I'm seven months out, the infection is not too big, and I'm not allergic to the medicine I've been prescribed for.

Other than my jaw being a little painful and me being swollen, I feel pretty much fine. I'm grateful for the fact that I can talk to my managers and they are easily able to take care of getting my shifts covered. And I'm grateful for modern medicine!

Keep running!