December 2009 another Sinus infection?

Having similar problems after bout with sore throat and headache... Started eating cashews/pecans/walnut/macadamia nut mix about the same time. So I stopped that mix. Sore throat from Friday afternoon until Monday evening, plus headache and bodyaches. Headache since Friday, but it eased up until Monday morning. No workouts since Friday which was a hard day. (1400 calories weights then spin)

But could this be just your average viral cold?  Starting to think this is just your common cold (caused by virus).

Virus attaches itself to mucus membranes in mouth, nose, and throat.  Immune system response causes, low grade fever (high body temp destroys virus), swelling of mucus membranes as white blood cells are released to fight virus.  The extra blood in the membranes causes them to swell causing stuffiness and sore throat.

Very few people get colds in the summer due to higher temps.  Sauna and steam rooms might help kill viruses.  Decongestants don't do anything accept make us more comfortable, but the mucus needs to flow to get rid of the virus.  Anti-histamines might help if part of the problem is an allergic reaction to other foreign allergens.

"When you see green mucus when you cough or sneeze, you are seeing a sign of where your body is at in the process. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), green mucus actually appears near the end of the illness because the healthy bacteria found in parts of the body, such as the nose, are starting to grow back and is sometimes present in the mucus being expelled from the body. On the other hand, yellow mucus tends to appear when the immune system starts fighting back against the invader by throwing its entire arsenal at the virus or bacteria. Clear mucus is most common during the first parts of the illness as your body tries to wash away the invader."

Cooper Clinic Physical Results 10/2009

October 2009:
Weight 181
Height 6'2"
MDCT Scan 0 calcium
Total Cholesterol 206
HDL 89
LDL 101
Ratio: 2.3
Triglyceride 73
Glucose: 93
PSA: .40
Vitamin D: 47
CRP (C-reactive protein): .16
Bodyfat 14.5%
BP pre-stress test 110/67
25 minute stress test at 3.3 MPH grade from 0 to 25 ("Superior")
(record for 60 year old is 31 minutes)
Maximum heart rate 179; Peak BP 164/57
Recovery: 34 in one minute...(dropped from 179 to 145)
Bone Density: Spine normal, hips show bone loss (starting 1000 mg. calcium per day)

Dematologist scan showed no skin cancer, but several "pre-cancer spots" were treated with Nitrogen. Two molds removed... both tested benign.

Tooth Ache

posted  February 2009

More accurately, Jaw ache, same issue as last summer. Started taking anti-biotic again. I hate this stuff, but here are the options:

1. Take anti-biotic and hope it helps my body's defenses kill of the infection at the base of the root.
2. Surgery to clean the infections, clip off the tip of the root, and risking nerves in my face at risk.
3. Do nothing and be in pain not to mention the loss of bone as the infection feeds on my skull.....hmmm will pass on that one.

Symptoms also include facial pain, and increase mucus in throat in nose.

Just when I was feeling really good...DAMN!

Took the anti-biotic...felt better in 3 days.

Discussed with local Dentist and main one in Michigan..decided to have tooth pulled and replaced with a dental implant.

This is a 9 month process. Part 1: pull tooth, remove infected bone and tissue, add bone graft, seal it up with stitches then wait 4 months. Part 2: add titanium post, then wait for 4 months to take hold. Part 3: Have porcelain tooth installed. Then live beyond the porcelain's life expectancy 30 years.

Part 1 took 1 1/2 hours in the chair and was a could be expected. Next day I'm sore but no worse than the tooth/Jaw ache last week.

The tooth root was cracked according to the Dentist (proved later to be true). That's why the infection was chronic.

Unable to "exercise for 4 days...light jog only on Friday. Will see.

Picture: Day 7 after tooth extraction plus bone transplant:

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[caption id="attachment_218" align="alignleft" width="800" caption="Tissue healed Bone Graft"][/caption]

2 week anniversary and jaw aches at times is fine at others...strange. Still some stitches remain, but everything looks fine according to Doc.. ie. not infections around tooth.

Within 4 weeks the transplanted bone was covered with new tissue. In a month I'll have a titanium transplant (false root) which will secure a false tooth. The jaw infection seems to be gone with no side effects.

7 weeks and I sometimes forget that the tooth is gone! A sharp pumpkin seed is quick to remind.

$5000 on the way to becoming the $6 million dollar man....titanium implant installed 2 weeks ago. Oozing stopped in 3 days. Never took pain meds.. (vicadin prescribed) no Motrin...just Ice the first day. Two weeks later it feels great.

[caption id="attachment_215" align="alignleft" width="800" caption="Day of Implant"][/caption]

[caption id="attachment_217" align="alignleft" width="800" caption="Implant"][/caption]

As of 11/1/2009 This was a long process, but now I don't even think about it when I chew.... Feels like the real thing!

Update: Implant took hold and new crown in place...starting to forget this is a fake permanent tooth. It handles raw almonds no problem!

Picture of finished crown to follow later!