A toothache with complications!
It's my own damn fault. I either broke a piece of tooth, or lost part of the filling a couple of months ago, but since it was a back tooth and it didn't cause any pain I thought I would leave well enough alone.
Bad decision!
It started to bother me a bit on thursday evening, but it's not that rare for me to occasionally have some tooth pain that eventually subsides.
Not this time.
It was after office hours friday by the time I realized that I was going to need some professional help. By the evening I was in tons of pain, and so I borrowed some drugs with the intention of getting through the weekend. Certainly the drugs got me through that night, but by sat morning I was in big trouble. My face was starting to swell, and I was nauseous and dizzy. I'm sure I went overboard on the Tramacet (bad stuff!!)
Got myself out of bed early and went to the clinic expressly to get antibiotics, because by that time I knew I had an infection. Within hours my face was pounding again, my head was also pounding, and I was sitting on a stool beside the toilet. I'm still not sure if the puking was from the drugs or from the tooth problem, although I suspect the drugs. Of course today I added constipation to the mix, which I'm sure was from the drugs.
It is now Sunday afternoon and I have managed to move around a bit, and even get some food into me. The headaches and sore face still remain, but I think gradually getting better. I am taking only the antibiotics, and some ibuprofen, and well as using the ice bag on my jaw.
It is hard to believe it's only been a couple of days because it feels like a week. I guess I just don't do sick very well. Somehow I take it as personal offence and I feel so vulnerable.
I still have so much to learn....
But like Henry, I'm trying to find the positive side...
"There is one consolation in being sick; and that is the possibility that you may recover to a better state than you were ever in before."---Henry David Thoreau
Love
Peter
It's my own damn fault. I either broke a piece of tooth, or lost part of the filling a couple of months ago, but since it was a back tooth and it didn't cause any pain I thought I would leave well enough alone.
Bad decision!
It started to bother me a bit on thursday evening, but it's not that rare for me to occasionally have some tooth pain that eventually subsides.
Not this time.
It was after office hours friday by the time I realized that I was going to need some professional help. By the evening I was in tons of pain, and so I borrowed some drugs with the intention of getting through the weekend. Certainly the drugs got me through that night, but by sat morning I was in big trouble. My face was starting to swell, and I was nauseous and dizzy. I'm sure I went overboard on the Tramacet (bad stuff!!)
Got myself out of bed early and went to the clinic expressly to get antibiotics, because by that time I knew I had an infection. Within hours my face was pounding again, my head was also pounding, and I was sitting on a stool beside the toilet. I'm still not sure if the puking was from the drugs or from the tooth problem, although I suspect the drugs. Of course today I added constipation to the mix, which I'm sure was from the drugs.
It is now Sunday afternoon and I have managed to move around a bit, and even get some food into me. The headaches and sore face still remain, but I think gradually getting better. I am taking only the antibiotics, and some ibuprofen, and well as using the ice bag on my jaw.
It is hard to believe it's only been a couple of days because it feels like a week. I guess I just don't do sick very well. Somehow I take it as personal offence and I feel so vulnerable.
I still have so much to learn....
But like Henry, I'm trying to find the positive side...
"There is one consolation in being sick; and that is the possibility that you may recover to a better state than you were ever in before."---Henry David Thoreau
Love
Peter
Even if it's your own damn fault, I'm sorry you've been having to deal with this!! Sounds super crappy. I'm assuming you'll go in tomorrow to get professional help?
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Michael
I agree with Michael. Sorry :(
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In answer to your question, no, nothing is worse that a toothache. Get to a dentist if you're able, they can stop the pain. I've done exactly what you are doing, waiting for the pain to go away on its own. It will go away, but it can come back unless you get the problem fixed.
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