I learned to live with the ringing in my ears and the occasional pain in the back right of my head. And in 2012, I started to have generalized fatigue. Nothing to be concerned over, as I was a full time mom and it's expected that I would be tired, but still, it was noticeable. And then I began having occasional heart palpitations and strange body pains, like deep pain the right side of my abdomen. By November of 2012, the heart palpitations had gotten so bad that I even drove to the emergency room because I thought I was having a heart attack. They also did an abdominal CT scan. Again, they couldn't find anything wrong.
In the beginning of 2013 the heart palpitations were many times throughout the day and even causing dizziness and breathlessness. Around the same time, I discovered my thyroid medication had been recalled and removed from the market. I assumed that was the cause of my heart issues as the palpitations reduced greatly after switching to a new medication. However, after a couple months, the palpitations came back and fatigue started to take over.
In August of 2013, I found the lumps in my armpit and right breast. And in September of 2013, they found six malignant tumors in my right breast and 3+ in my axillary lymph nodes. When the doctors interviewed me to find out more symptoms, I told them about the pain in the back right of my head and constant ringing in my ear. They were convinced the cancer had spread to my brain, but the MRI again showed no change. So I fought my cancer battle, still convinced that something else was going on.
During my cancer treatment, I must have seen the Cardiologist about my heart a dozen times, with the heart monitor having hundreds of "events". They even put me on a beta blocker during chemotherapy because of the palpitations, but they kept saying that nothing was wrong with my heart despite the flutters.
The cancer was gone completely by mid-2014 and I was starting to get my energy back. And monthly check-ups at the Oncologist always led me to tell the doctor about the heart palpitations and dizziness. By October of 2014, the doctor was concerned enough to do another brain MRI. Again, perfectly normal.
I feel like I know my own body pretty well, so what the heck was the problem?? By November, every time I bent over, I felt like I had water deep in my ear, like I had been swimming. No matter what I did, I couldn't get it out and I started to feel pressure like maybe I was getting a sinus infection, but it lasted for months.
Then I started to get cystic acne all over my face. I have NEVER had an acne problem my entire life. I figured, "Okay, it's probably one of the supplements I take", and I started to eliminate them one by one. As I did that the acne got worse. Almost three months of acne and I was on a mission to figure out the cause. All the websites out there talk about identifying the source of acne based on where it is on the face. Mine was mainly on my right cheek under the cheek bone. That indicated a tooth problem.
And that's where all this began with the root canal research craziness. The only thing I've ever had done before a root canal were some porcelain fillings. So when I looked up how to identify a root canal gone bad, I stumbled upon all the breast cancer related media. The research suggested that the breast cancer was due to the root canal on the same side.
Out of curiosity, I posted in a breast cancer support group on facebook asking other women if they'd had root canals and were they on the same side as their breast cancer. A flood of responses came in. The majority, but not all, had a root canal on the same side as their breast cancer. I found it curious, but honestly, that didn't prove anything.
But because I would rather be safe than sorry, and this tooth always bothered me anyway, I made an appointment to get the tooth out. I read that if I was going to get the root canaled tooth extracted, that it needed to be done the right way. They need to remove the periodontal ligament and part of the bony socket to remove any adjacent bacteria to the tooth. I chose to call a Biological Dentist to do the extraction (
http://www.palmerdmd.com/). Not only do they remove the ligament and part of the bony socket, but they also do a bone graft of Beta Tricalcium Phosphate and Ozone Therapy (a type of anti-bacterial treatment).
So I went last week with the intent of having the root canaled tooth removed, not really knowing if this was all hogwash and hooey. And this is what they found....
My tooth had major infection that the dentist said had been in there for a long time, most likely since I had the original root canal in 2010. I didn't feel the extent of it because the nerve was gone. As they took pictures, I had a crowd around me of employees all talking about how bad the infection was. It had gone all the way into my jaw bone.
As he extracted the tooth, the decay was so bad that inside of the tooth had turned black and it broke as he was removing it. Gross pic below....
And as they reached the base of the root, against the periodontal ligament and jaw bone, was a large fibrous blob, which was my body's way to try and isolate or wall off the long term infection (according to my dentist brother in law). This ultimately shows that the infection left the confines of the tooth. Another gross pic below of the "blob".
After the dentist cleaned, drilled, scraped and treated the socket and jawbone, he stitched up the area and sent me on my way. With a Biological or Holistic dentist, they don't typically prescribe antibiotics to treat this type of infection. They encourage building the microbiome of bacteria with natural supplements. So I got up from the chair, and.....
By the time I reached the front desk, the ringing in my ear, that had been there for almost five years, was gone.
When I got home, I bumped up my supplement intake, focusing mainly on wound healing and detoxifying the body. I had minimal swelling considering the extensive procedure, but it was definitely painful. And this week, yesterday, I went to get the stitches out. The dentist said it had healed so quickly that he had a hard time even getting the stitches out.
One week out from getting this nasty thing out.... No more ringing in my ears. I have not had a single heart palpitation. And ALL acne is gone from my face. All fluid from my ear and pressure from my sinuses is gone. And I feel like my energy has increased, and I am just feeling "lighter" (although that may just be in my head).
So where does that leave me with breast cancer?
Honestly, I don't know that the root canal caused my breast cancer. But knowing the infection was there this entire time, it may explain why my body chemistry was off, and that may have lead to cancer. My immune system was obviously compromised. There were even weird things during cancer like my body rejecting the port and becoming allergic to any adhesive material. But I shrugged those off, not realizing why my immune system was overreacting.
The bottom line is, there is no longer an ongoing, long term infection in my body. And I feel like there will be nothing but genuine healing from this point on. Take what you will from this article. There are perfectly reasonable arguments on either side of the root canal debate. Just ask questions and trust your body and instincts.
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