don't don't don't let's start

[threeplusfire]

This is the worst part.

I took a nap and woke up with my jaw more swollen than before. There's a definite lump now, and the pain is not only making it almost impossible to chew, it's giving me a headache. Something is clearly not right. If it weren't for the fact my friends would probably not speak to me again, I'd hide in bed for the next two days.

My mother had a half dozen hydrocodone left over from her dental surgery, which she sent along with four roses from her garden. So I'll probably get through the weekend until I can find a dentist who takes our weird insurance that isn't really insurance and find out why I'm in agonizing pain and how much of my bank account it will take to make it stop.

Fuck.

Comments

[rm.livejournal.com]

It's probably infected. It's also possible that it coming in has caused a little blood clot. If you're not on lots of other painkillers, an asprin might solve it.

[serpina.livejournal.com]

oh god, you poor dear. let me know if there's anything i can do for you. have truck, will travel.

[britgeekgrrl.livejournal.com]

have you tried a heating pad on/under the sore area? That can takes the edge off my Mysterious Mouth Ailment (tendonitis? Abscess? Who knows, for I'm uninsured and SOL) and makes it bearable with painkillers. When I'm suffering a flareup, I live on hot liquids (because I can't chew) and sleep with a heating pad on my pillow. It helps a lot.

Good luck!