Chronic Toothaches

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AlaynaJ

AlaynaJ

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Hey Everyone...

I have really horrible teeth, partially from my genetics, and partially because when I was younger, I refused to brush my teeth, and didn't get enough cacuim.

Now, I'm paying for it, with physical pain, and with money for the dentist.

I have another abcessed tooth, which is causing me quite a lot of pain. Even though I have taken advil (probably a bit more than reccommended) it still hurts quite a lot.

The only way I can ease the pain for the most part is to hold water in my mouth for prolonged periods of time.

I plan to call the dentist this morning, and I really hope he'll have time to see me long enough to give me something for the pain. Otherwise, I won't be able to sleep, because it begins to hurt worse when I lay down.

Please pray for me, and that I can see the dentist and have this pain relieved. It's really hard to go through work all night in so much pain I feel liking crying. Plus, I end up drinking so much water, I feel like I'm going to pop. Lol.

Thank you.
 
AlaynaJ

AlaynaJ

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It's been 4 days now, and I still havn't been able to sleep because the pain gets worse every time I lay down. I tried to sleep sitting up, like in a celiner chair, but I couldn't do that either, and it made my shoulder start hurting badly.

I went to the dentist today, and he said it isnt another abcessed tooth, but the gums around the tooth in question are what is infected. He gave me a prescription for vicodin, ad for penicillin. The vicodin doesn't seem to be helping a whole lot, it still hurts, so I'm praying the penicillin will begin working quickly and give me some relief.

I have the nxt 2 ights off from work, so I will take every chance I cn to sleep.

Please, please pray for me and for God ot help ease this pin and let me be able to get to sleep. I don't know if any of you have ever physically met someone who hasn't slept in days, but I don't look very good. That for sure.
 
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AlaynaJ said:
It's been 4 days now, and I still havn't been able to sleep because the pain gets worse every time I lay down. I tried to sleep sitting up, like in a celiner chair, but I couldn't do that either, and it made my shoulder start hurting badly.

I went to the dentist today, and he said it isnt another abcessed tooth, but the gums around the tooth in question are what is infected. He gave me a prescription for vicodin, ad for penicillin. The vicodin doesn't seem to be helping a whole lot, it still hurts, so I'm praying the penicillin will begin working quickly and give me some relief.

I have the nxt 2 ights off from work, so I will take every chance I cn to sleep.

Please, please pray for me and for God ot help ease this pin and let me be able to get to sleep. I don't know if any of you have ever physically met someone who hasn't slept in days, but I don't look very good. That for sure.
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Is it a wisdom tooth coming in or something?
 
AlaynaJ

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Unfortunately, no. Not my wisdom teeth. I wish it could be as simple as that... I don't actually have wisdom teeth, according to my dentist. They just never were there, so I don't have to worry about them coming in.

This is a molar near the back. The penicillin finally kicked in and began working at about 4 on Friday afternoon and I was finally able to go to sleep, after 4 1/2 days of absolutely no sleep. I slept all afternoon friday, all of friday night and most of the day Saturday. I kind of wish I had been able to sleep more.

I have another dentist appointment on May 14th for a root canal on a different tooth that had been abcessed back last Fall... Please pray for me that it goes well.

After that appointment, I need at least 2 more root canals and quite a few fillings replaced and done.

Please pray for me through these future appointments and for my financial situation. My parents have said they will help me with it. I just feel like such a failure sometimes because I'm almost 23, still live at home iwht my parents, and have such terrible teeth. It's like I completely failed at being a responsible young woman, and instead of going off to college and having a career right now, living out on my own, I'm just a mooch who still has to rely on her parents for help.

I know my parents don't say I'm a failure, but I know that they are sometimes disappointed in me. They wanted so much more for me, for me to achieve more than my bothers, and instead, here I am doing the same things, still having to ask for help at every step.
 
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