I haven’t been able to sleep properly for the last two nights because of this extreme pain in my gums. Last night, I was up until 4am because I couldn’t sleep and I fear that tonight will be no different. If I took a Tylenol a two hours ago and its not kicked in, is it too soon to take Advil? I’ve called my dentist and I have an appointment in a week, but I’m probably going to have to move it up if the pain doesn’t subside. So far, it seems to have spread from the few teeth in the lower left quadrant to the upper left front tooth.
Right now, I’ve numbed myself over with over the counter Walgreens Brand Oral Analgesic. It doesn’t really work long term so I have to keep reapplying (what overdose warning?) every so often, but it lessens the pain a bit. Hopefully I can get some sleep.
I tend to get really upset when my mother rolls her eyes at me whenever I tell her that I need to go to the dentist. I know I’m a bit of a hypochondriac, but if anybody’s ever taken a good look at my teeth they could see the visible cavities that needs to be fixed or that I’m in serious need of dental help. I tend to just get that “Oh, Karen’s just wasting more money” look. But I’m less angry now, because I know that when I hit 23 in nine months, the insurance will be pulled from under me and I’ll be screwed in every which way. And since the crap insurance plan I’m under only grants one grand a year for dental visits and I need about 3k for the remaining oral surgeries, I’ll be already screwed after one surgery. So best just accept the fact that I’m going to be using upwards 4grand out of my own pocket on dental repairs and get over it. I am so past the physical pain and unnecessary drama that my crappy oral problems have brought me and am ready to take this head on.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to numb down my mouth.