Oh woe is me!
Had a broken tooth that I finally had to deal with. Went to have it pulled last Friday. Of course, I waited until I couldn't stand it anymore and ended up at the only place I could find, let's just call it the Walmart of Dentistry.
So this Chinese guy pulls the tooth. No problems. I'm all numb. I've never had any issues with extractions before. Had three wisdom teeth pulled and went to work the next day and all that...
Well, this had to be different... Friday night, I'm in agony. Saturday, face is swollen and I can't open my mouth. Call the WOD, (walmart o' denistry), which tells me that they are closing in thirty minutes, otherwise, I'm SOL.
Well, I call my regular dentist, who prescribes some nice hydrocodone, and anti biotics. I think I'm set. Make an appointment for follow-up on Monday.
Monday rolls around, I look like Marlon Brando in The Godfather, only worse... I'm in complete agony. Regular dentist sends me to oral surgeon, who plants a tube in my jaw to drain the infection. Stronger anti biotics and pain killers. I miss three days of work.
I'm back today. I look more like Al Pacino after that cop broke his jaw in the same movie as mentioned above... Lots of bruising. Swelling. Going back today to have tube removed, hopefully.
Moral, don't put off the dental stuff. I'm still hurting.
Had a broken tooth that I finally had to deal with. Went to have it pulled last Friday. Of course, I waited until I couldn't stand it anymore and ended up at the only place I could find, let's just call it the Walmart of Dentistry.
So this Chinese guy pulls the tooth. No problems. I'm all numb. I've never had any issues with extractions before. Had three wisdom teeth pulled and went to work the next day and all that...
Well, this had to be different... Friday night, I'm in agony. Saturday, face is swollen and I can't open my mouth. Call the WOD, (walmart o' denistry), which tells me that they are closing in thirty minutes, otherwise, I'm SOL.
Well, I call my regular dentist, who prescribes some nice hydrocodone, and anti biotics. I think I'm set. Make an appointment for follow-up on Monday.
Monday rolls around, I look like Marlon Brando in The Godfather, only worse... I'm in complete agony. Regular dentist sends me to oral surgeon, who plants a tube in my jaw to drain the infection. Stronger anti biotics and pain killers. I miss three days of work.
I'm back today. I look more like Al Pacino after that cop broke his jaw in the same movie as mentioned above... Lots of bruising. Swelling. Going back today to have tube removed, hopefully.
Moral, don't put off the dental stuff. I'm still hurting.