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September 13th, 2010
05:32 pm - Enjoy happy fun mouth time with emergency dental visit!
I've had a rough weekend. Saturday was bad, but Sunday was a complete wash. As the weather grows cold the teeth grow overly sensitive, and I have been in a great deal of pain. I attributed it to the colder air, which plays havoc with the metal bridgework. Turns the metal cold, which then aggravates the teeth and gums. It happens. It hurts. I take ibuprofen and try to work through it. What gets me are the sympathy pains from my ear, my jaw, my head, and anything else in the vicinity.
Except it kept me up all last night. And I can't go on taking ibuprofen a lot. That's not good. One's stomach lining should not be treated in such a cavalier fashion. And when I woke up today with what felt like yet another steel spike vertically driven through my jaw, I decided that Enough Is Too Much and I called the dentist office.
I really like my dentist (Dental Arts, Highland Ave, Somerville; Carolyn recommended me to them) and they've been very good to me over the course of this year. They were able to fit me into a 2:30 appointment this afternoon. I couldn't even make the "HAY THAT'S THE TIME YOU ALWAYS SEE A DENTIST HAW HAW HAW" joke because I was in too much pain and besides the joke is only marginally funny if you don't get a chance to type it out ironically in all caps.
Turns out the pain isn't from cold sensitivity and that my ear and jaw hurting aren't sympathy pains. You've guessed this already, I take it. Dr. D took one look at the affected area -- didn't even take five seconds -- and said "Okay, I'll be back in just one moment."
He came back with a big bottle full of Amoxicillin and told me to take two, they're small. Actually he said "Take two, we gotta get this stuff working in you NOW." The infection has spread to my jaw and maybe even my ear. Everything on the left side of my face hurts, pretty much.
Now I have 1500mg of Amoxicillin in me, I'll be taking 500mg more before bed and then 500mg every six hours, plus I have some Dr. House-approved painkillers to remove that steel spike. And we've got a treatment plan which involves yanking out the problem children and replacing them, but that's Later. Right Now, all that matters is getting rid of the infection and the pain.
So, how's every little thing?
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Oh My. I hope your mouth is feeling better in short order, Spatch; take care of yourself! ![[User Picture]](https://l-userpic.livejournal.com/79213823/864661) | | From: |  wring |
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| Date: | September 13th, 2010 11:00 pm (UTC) |
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D: D: D:
you've become my patron saint of dental suffering. "Surely Spatch's mouth couldn't be THIS bad!" I have an appointment with an orthodontist on wednesday. I'm 32 fucking years old! :P (oh well it's free) Oh ghod, oh ghod, oh ghod.
LIghting a candle for you. Or something. Hope the drugs work for you.
When you are feeling better we should really have that beer we keep talking about.
Aw, fuck, Spatch. Here and I was thinking about you this weekend and hoping you were doing well. Good luck to you, sweetie. This is just ridiculous. ![[User Picture]](https://l-userpic.livejournal.com/90315254/651288) | | From: | chanaleh |
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| Date: | September 14th, 2010 01:41 am (UTC) |
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Aw, geez. :-/
Do you need anything? Sustenance-wise or otherwise? ![[User Picture]](https://l-userpic.livejournal.com/86586007/1344165) | | From: | muffyjo |
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| Date: | September 14th, 2010 01:57 am (UTC) |
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Feel better soon, dude. Oy, I'm so sorry. Is there anything I can do to help you out (such as shopping)? ![[User Picture]](https://l-userpic.livejournal.com/114986072/1521895) | | From: | diatom |
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| Date: | September 14th, 2010 04:51 am (UTC) |
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Ack. When they start pushing the antibiotics..and it's in your EAR...ack! Ack! Ack!
Yay, infection-fightin'! OMG is it bubblegum flavored amoxicillin?! Always the silver lining to every ear infection. |
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