So, I’ve written so much here about my fear of the dentist and blah blah blah, but you know what? JUST GO. Just go already.
I am not just saying this because I have been reformed, but because I find myself once again writhing in pain thanks to my teeth, who have apparently decided to revolt against my body. They started hurting again last night, so, I took my last pain pill and went to sleep, thinking that surely, it was just a flare up and I’d be fine.
At 1:29 AM, I woke up to RAGING TOOTH PAIN. I then began a frantic shake-down of my apartment before realizing that I had nary an Advil in my house and even the most liberal swabbing of Orajel was NOT CUTTING IT. It was not good, friends.
Enter Andrew, who woke up during my thrashing and crying and general feeling sorry for myself. He—I kid you not—got up, dressed and took himself to the 24 hour Wal-Mart to purchase me a large bottle of Ibuprofen and some Excedrin, with NOT A COMPLAINT. I would have gone myself, however, I have a fear of being maimed, raped or otherwise INJURED while going places alone in the middle of the night. So, off he went. Thanks to him, I was able to get an additional 2 hours of sleep this morning. So, if you ever hear me muttering a discouraging word about him, REMIND ME OF WHEN HE SAVED ME FROM EXTRACTING MY OWN TEETH IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. He is a saint, I tell you.
So, here I sit at work, loaded up on Advil, coffee and 3 hours of sleep. My Vicodin prescription and pajamas await me when I leave in a few hours, and I cannot wait.
If you learn ONE THING from me here at this blog, let it be this: BRUSH, FLOSS AND GO TO THE DENTIST. I don’t care if you have to be sedated like I do. Just go. It’ll be better than this AGONY, swearsies.
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Awwww but I feel the same way and don’t want to go!!. Don’t make meeee Amyyyy! I’m sorry this happened to you. What was the problem? This happened to me when my wisdom teeth were coming in, because they were pushing into a molar that had a cavity so deep it went into the nerves and I ended up having to have a root canal.
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By Rhonnie on 11.16.09 2:03 pm | Permalink
Oh gosh, how horrible!! I hope that you feel better. I have been putting off going to the dentist… I’m a little (okay, A LOT) overdue for a cleaning. I HATE going, but after reading your post, I suppose I will schedule an appt. soon!
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By Samantha on 11.16.09 2:17 pm | Permalink
I need xanax to go to the dentist. And the doctor. And the grocery store.
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By Jill Pilgrim on 11.16.09 6:28 pm | Permalink
Oh Amy! Did you make an appointment to find out what’s going on? As a dental professional, I tell people all the time…..go before it hurts! That’s the thing we say more than anything else! Even if you go and you have cavities everytime, if you go every six months, it will never be as bad as it is now. I hope you feel better!! Tooth pain is absolutely the worst and I’m sorry you have to endure it!
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By Erica on 11.16.09 6:47 pm | Permalink
It’s so funny how we don’t think about things we “need” to do until we experience some kind of pain.
I had a bad toothache earlier this year and I had no idea why! So I promised myself to brush my teeth three times a day, floss, and use mouthwash twice a day. I promised to schedule a cleaning.
Then the pain went away. And I floss now and then but not regularly. I do brush my teeth and use mouthwash (yay, me!) but due to no health insurance, I haven’t scheduled an appt, although I’m much overdue!
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By Stephany on 11.16.09 8:04 pm | Permalink
Gah, I’m sorry – that seriously blows. I’m HORRIBLE at flossing and lo, where do I get cavities? Between my teeth! BOO.
But I know what it feels like to be in chronic pain, pain that keeps you awake and I’m very sorry that you know what it’s like, too.
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By barbetti on 11.16.09 8:19 pm | Permalink
Yikes.
You may have scared me into making a dentist appointment. I HATE going to the dentist more than anything in the world (i blame it on having monthly orthodontist appointments through 5 years of braces) and I haven’t been in a really, really long time. And I keep putting it off, because I know they’re going to yell at me for how horrible my teeth are.
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By Rachel on 11.17.09 1:46 pm | Permalink
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