Tooth trouble
Friday, 22 December 2017 18:10![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
zimenaThis is not the nicest day ever.
A couple of days ago, I started getting a toothache. Nothing too bad, just some discomfort. However, it got gradually worse until I decided to call the dentist today. I figured I could at least go and get it fixed, instead of suffering through the whole Christmas holiday. Let's say it wasn't the worst toothache I've ever experienced, but last night and this morning, the pain was there constantly... and I thought it might just get worse if the pattern from these last few days is anything to go by.
Anyway... I got to the dentist, and she told me that the problem tooth couldn't be fixed, and that the best choice was just to extract it. If I wanted to, I could have pills to see if that would numb the pain over the holidays, but I would still have to get rid of that tooth fairly soon afterwards. It's the innermost tooth in my mouth, so it's not a very big issue if it's not there... but of course choosing between two variations of the same non-desirable outcome is never pleasant.
Of course I choose to just get it over with... and Mrs Dentist agreed that it was the best choice, and also seemed to think that it would be done fairly quickly.
It was not done fairly quickly.
I had to sit there for about 90 minutes while she worked on extracting the tooth. Even though she of course gave me a local anaesthetic, it still hurts to sit with your mouth open for so long. Also, everyone who has ever had a local anaesthetic at the dentist can probably relate to how it only numbs pain - it doesn't make you immune to feeling them actually doing stuff in your mouth, and it's not exactly pleasant either.
In short: I was absolutely dead tired when I got home after that. Slept for a while, and I'm still stuffed with painkillers now. Also, the area where the tooth used to be also kept/keeps bleeding, so I'm probably not getting rid of the taste of blood in my mouth any time soon. It's bleeding considerably less now, though, so it's already better than it was a few hours ago.
Two days before Christmas, and this is what I'm doing...
A couple of days ago, I started getting a toothache. Nothing too bad, just some discomfort. However, it got gradually worse until I decided to call the dentist today. I figured I could at least go and get it fixed, instead of suffering through the whole Christmas holiday. Let's say it wasn't the worst toothache I've ever experienced, but last night and this morning, the pain was there constantly... and I thought it might just get worse if the pattern from these last few days is anything to go by.
Anyway... I got to the dentist, and she told me that the problem tooth couldn't be fixed, and that the best choice was just to extract it. If I wanted to, I could have pills to see if that would numb the pain over the holidays, but I would still have to get rid of that tooth fairly soon afterwards. It's the innermost tooth in my mouth, so it's not a very big issue if it's not there... but of course choosing between two variations of the same non-desirable outcome is never pleasant.
Of course I choose to just get it over with... and Mrs Dentist agreed that it was the best choice, and also seemed to think that it would be done fairly quickly.
It was not done fairly quickly.
I had to sit there for about 90 minutes while she worked on extracting the tooth. Even though she of course gave me a local anaesthetic, it still hurts to sit with your mouth open for so long. Also, everyone who has ever had a local anaesthetic at the dentist can probably relate to how it only numbs pain - it doesn't make you immune to feeling them actually doing stuff in your mouth, and it's not exactly pleasant either.
In short: I was absolutely dead tired when I got home after that. Slept for a while, and I'm still stuffed with painkillers now. Also, the area where the tooth used to be also kept/keeps bleeding, so I'm probably not getting rid of the taste of blood in my mouth any time soon. It's bleeding considerably less now, though, so it's already better than it was a few hours ago.
Two days before Christmas, and this is what I'm doing...