Good morning all, looks like its going to be another glorious hot sunny day.
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Originally Posted by Gate Keeper
Good morning Bob, good morning Andy, good morning Ian, good morning all, what’s everyone up to?
I have booked for an early morning pick up taxi for 04:30 on Friday to take me to the airport for the 08:00 flight to London. I am staying in an airport hotel Friday night and on Saturday, Harrisop48 is collecting me and he will take me to pick up the car. It is storage in a secure setting near Reading. It had to be moved there to stop it from being stolen, for its scrap value. A gang had been going round looking for cars parked up for a long time. After collecting the V6, maybe an early lunch, before the drive to Bristol.
The sun is just breaking through and 24C is forecast. The headache from the shingles is still there, now 4 and a half months on. It’s nerve pain. I don’t know anyone else in the club who has had it, but it is gradually getting better every day. When it’s cleared up, then it’s the dentist. I will get my broken teeth pulled out and new teeth screwed in. It’s a bit embarrassing going out in public with no front teeth and having to talk with a lisp. I can’t pronounce anything beginning with the letter ‘F’........ There is always something, isn’t there 
I was chatting to a guy here, who has never had a headache, he has never had a day off sick and he has a Hollywood smile. In fact he is a really nice chap. I wonder what his secret is? |
Blooming heck Phil, you sound like me...
Once the nerves get involved its hard for them to reset themselves Phil, I believe the body somehow keeps remembering the pain, allowing the nerves to become erratic sending pain signals back and forth. Do you know if you have all three major branches of the trigeminal nerve involved, as I was diagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia about 14 years ago, and I believe my pain was caused by unnecessary dental work. Once the myelin sheath that covers the nerve tissues become damaged either through trauma or disease, it seems to take a very long time for the repair process to happen.
As far as I know Shingles does effect the trigeminal nerve and causes a form of severe neuralgia, this also effects all the teeth and imitates toothache. This was a battle I kept having, I didn't develop Shingles, but the battle between TN and dental pain was a nightmare, the specialists found it very difficult to treat.
As for going out in public with no teeth Phil, its certainly embarrassing as you say, but you soon learn not to care as much. I went six months without teeth, the time has gone by very quickly, I found talking to be quite funny at times, some words you just cant pronounce at first, but the tongue soon learns to adapt. I just like you found I had a lisp all of a sudden, even the lips move differently, its all quite strange. I'm having to adjust again, as I now have my new set of nashers. The lisping isn't as bad and I'm thankful that I can wear dentures with ease, I know some people do find it quite difficult to wear dentures.
So... all I have to do now is sort my other problem out, but I have found urology isn't so straightforward...
and I like you don't know anyone else who has suffered from the same problem, or they don't like to talk about it.
Phil, it would be nice to catch up with you one day, we will have to meet up for a good old natter.
