Physician Heal Thyself

Monday, after an excruciating day of clock watching, counting the seconds until I could go to the ENT, I finally went. I fully expected him to look into my ear and mumble about how it was completely blocked with wax, put in a suction thingy and pull the space alien out of my ear canal. Instead, he looked into my ear, said it was clean and promptly sent me to the audiologist (in the same building) so I could have a hearing test and they could test the pressure on my ear. After spending almost $400.00 for the visit, I expected magic. What I got was a hurry up and wait diagnosis. The ear is full of fluid from the infection, (the infection is probably gone) and it may take a couple of weeks to clear up. A couple of weeks.
Jorma’s right that its better just because I know there isn’t a huge tumor pressing on the ear canal and the fluid in the ear diagnosis is a good problem to have, if I have to have a problem with my ear at all. The problem is that the fluid is still putting pressure on the ear drum, which means I can’t hear and I’m in pain still. And I’m dizzy.
The Dr. didn’t put me back on steroids, mainly because of the uncontrollable crying that was going on in his office. Apparently with some people, steroids cause hormonal type mood swings, (think CRAZY INTENSE PMS - think first trimester pregnancy) and I am one of those people. He said that it would take longer but he didn’t think I should go back onto the steroids. He did not use the term “bat shit crazy” although I’m quite certain he was thinking it.
Yesterday I went to the Chiropractor, hoping that he could provide a little bit of relief by straightening out my jaw which was killing me and possibly cleaning the path for ear to drain. I mean, after you’ve spent $400.00 on an ear dr. what’s another $40.00, right? The Chiro did tell me that I might start feeling some drainage an hour or so after my adjustment. I did, but it was all in the sinuses… I didn’t even realize I HAD anything left in my sinuses. But the ear didn’t drain. So. Still in pain. Still can’t hear.  
I guess that means I’m going to have to work on speeding up the healing myself. You know, onion poultices, and garlic oil in the ear. Vampires beware.