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I had the second phase of my dental implant done yesterday - the "endosseous implant". Essentially, the implant specialist drills a hole in your skull and then literally hammers a very expensive, titanium drywall anchor into it.
Recovery is not so bad as the extraction, but they have me on the Panic Attack Antibiotic and dexamethasone this time.
In an effort to mitigate the panic attacks a bit, the dentist has adjusted the dosage. She also said the dexamethasone should help with that response a bit (or potentially make it waaaaay worse).
Dexamethasone is interesting. All the chronic pains I deal with from auto immune issues are absolutely gone, but I'm paying the price with peculiar mental side effects. I feel agitated and energetic, but not anxious, depressed, or angry. This is annoying because I have been explicitly instructed to take it easy for a few days when all I really want to do is rearrange my house and build a shelf.
I'm allowing myself to turn my heat up, knowing that I'm going to be calorie-deficient again for a while. I've also bought a very warm robe. Thanks to everyone who talked me into it last time.
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