Toothache, Part II

Ouch…

The tooth started hurting as soon as I woke up this morning. After taking two regular Tylenol pills, the pain kind of subsided until I took a nap in the afternoon. As soon as I woke up, the pain returned. Worse, my mom called us to eat dinner. During dinner, I avoided using that side of my mouth but still felt shooting pain a few times. Otherwise, I can feel the tooth throb along with my heartbeat.

The pain got worse over dinner and after dinner. It became pretty unbearable but at least it was limited to the actual bad tooth on the bottom. I don’t know what was the deal with the top tooth yesterday. I just took another two Tylenol pills. Hopefully I can keep the pain at bay until I see the dentist Wednesday. I probably need to call his office tomorrow to let him know that the tooth is acting up prior to being extracted.

Also, I remember leaving the hospital back in November with a small spray can of numbing agent for teeth. I had cracked one of my left side molars eating hospital food (no joke) and they gave me the spray in case it started hurting before I could get to a dentist. Like an idiot, I actually went to the dentist the next day after being discharged. It’s all kind of foggy now but I remember barely able to walk with a walker, and sitting in the dentist’s clinic getting a temporary filling. Sigh…