Updates to a few recent episodes. Recorded in the backyard
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What’s The Matter With Me? Podcast
SETTING: Shopping Mall, Spooky Castle, “Run In The Wild” by Hot Mops.
The BAD: Trigeminal Neuralgia came back.
The GOOD:
Halloween is coming.
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- I saw the surgeon who performed my microvascular decompression surgery.
- I went to my Ukrainian dentist a couple of weeks ago, she is the one I called, “The Iron Curtain.”
- I am not in trigeminal neuralgia pain anymore , and my life has changed for the better.
- Now that I can shave my face, I’ve been wearing a mustache.
- I am a lot happier.
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I had microvascular decompression surgery to alleviate trigeminal neuralgia, and now I’m in recovery again.
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Welcome to the What’s The Matter With Me? Podcast, “grief and trauma”
Read TranscriptMy brain chemistry, the amygdala, stress, fight-or-flight part of my brain is throttling my hippocampus, which is the intelligent part of my brain. The fear and anxiety part of my brain is getting the upper hand because of all of these traumas that are happening right now. I’m recording this episode to try and get it out there to say it all and to hopefully move beyond some of this fear, trauma, and anxiety.
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My life feels totally different now
Read moreI have a lot more energy and I am much more present. I’m able to think complicated thoughts.
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Read moreSo they were like, “Something is weird. We got to put the EKG on him.” But I’m like a hairy individual, you know? So they got out the trimmers, they’re like, “What?” They’re just like, “What do we do?” … she says to me, she’s like, “Don’t worry. After we’re done, I’ll shave the rest.” I’m like, “Hell no you won’t shave the rest of my chest. Are you kidding?” I think of my chest hair a little bit like Samson, you know what I mean? Stay away from that. Come on, give me a break.
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Trigeminal neuralgia hurts like hell. I’m going to have micro vascular decompression surgery, get out of pain, get off these pain medications, and contribute to my family again.
Read moreI signed up to have surgery. They’re going to pop a hole in my skull and operate on my trigeminal nerve. It’s called micro vascular decompression surgery.
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Man!– I have trigeminal neuralgia, my face hurts. Ow! The kids had to go away, it hurt so bad I couldn’t handle it and I freaked out. I’ve been staring at plants in the garden. I grilled chicken for the whole family, had dinner and couldn’t eat it, because my face hurt. Tomorrow is Koko’s third birthday.
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Welcome to the What’s The Matter With Me? Podcast, Season 3, Episode 7: It’s My 40th Birthday
Coming up in this episode: pain and anxiety, brain damage, the beauty of nature. Hanging out in the backyard, it’s my 40th birthday. I’m thankful to be here processing my emotions and symptoms. Come hang out with me.
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