2:30
Posted By Russ Emerson on January 30, 2009 at 9:46 am
Wednesday evening as I had my dinner, I noticed that a tooth was a bit sore when I bit down; by my usual bedtime, it was hurting badly enough so that I couldn’t sleep. Despite the application of some painkillers I had left over from a previous incident, I only managed about two hours of shuteye.
I don’t operate well on less than five hours of sleep; I was in a fog most of the day yesterday. I called the dentist first thing in the morning — they can’t get me in until 8am Monday. Superb.
I managed to eat some scrambled eggs for breakfast. Nothing since then, though — the mere thought of chewing hurts.
I pulled my usual work shift; fortunately, nothing requiring a lot of thought crossed my desk. As soon as I finished work I fed the cats, medicated myself, and went to bed. I think I managed to get about six hours of sleep, before the meds wore off and I woke up. Ouch.
The first thing I did this morning was call the dentist again. Now I know why they can’t see me today: they’re taking today off while their plumbing is being worked on. Marvelous.
The leftover painkillers will last until Sunday night… if I take one a day. I have exactly three tablets remaining.
This weekend is going to be miserable.
If it’s that bad, couldn’t you go to a different dentist? Or is there an urgent care facility where you live, such as Patient First? They aren’t dentists but could you probably at least give you more pain meds and some antibiotics if it’s an abscess, which judging by it’s sudden onset, it could be?
Just politely ask them who they would recommend
that could give you IMMEDIATE care for the tooth pain.
When I tried it, I was in his chair 45 minutes later.
Fortunately, my self-medication plan is working. The combination of painkillers, anti-inflammatories and antibiotics seems to be just the ticket.