Paaaain, Part II

[ceebeegee]

As faithful readers know, I've been going to the dentist a lot lately. Last Thursday I paid my fourth visit in three weeks, with one more yet to come. I had two fillings put in, and the dentist told me I might have some sensitivity to heat and cold for a little while on the left side of the mouth. I had a little pain this weekend but popped some ibuprofen and that took care of it. I noticed yesterday I was down to my last ibuprofen tablet and forgot to buy more on my way to rehearsal.

Well, I woke up at 6 am this morning with PAAAAINNNN. I lay there, hoping it would dissipate but it wasn't going anywhere. With no ibuprofen, I tried ice, and made an ice pack and held it to my mouth for a good 25 minutes. Nope. Then I remembered I had PAAAAAINNN medication from the tooth extraction I'd had two weeks previously. The good stuff, the big guns. In fact I have two kinds--the day stuff and the night stuff. Since I had to get up at 8:15, I took the day stuff. I waited awhile but it seemed not be kicking in right away. I decided to go back to bed and hope the paaaaainnn would go away. I lay there in bed and tried all my mind over matter tricks to forget my mouth and fall asleep. Eventually I did, and woke up with no more paaaaaaaiiinn. Although I look a little wild-eyed, no doubt.

Comments

[defy-gravity99.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that. There is nothing in the world worse than tooth pain. It makes your whole head ache and it's not pretty. Last year, Keith had some tooth issues, to the point of being up really late at night. I walked down to the CVS (on the other side of town) to get him some Anbesol. Then, a few months ago, it was my turn. So, again, I'm so sorry to hear that. Hope you feel better.

[ceebeegee.livejournal.com]

*Sniff.* Thank you. I do feel better now, but I brought the big guns, just in case.

(And you're right about the oain--man, your whole face throbs. I think someone explained it to me that it's because there's little flesh to absorb the pain, so it just bounces off your facial bones or something.)