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So my right wisdom tooth hole is definitely a dry socket. Extreme pain that is only barely masked by the good pills. And also apparently it only takes a few hours of pain for me to turn into a scowling monster ready to bit folks' heads off.
The dentist tried to ask if I could come in *now*. As in drop everything and come in immediately. Which I couldn't do because I'm on desk right now. I told them I could come by any time after 4pm. The process of packing a dry socket takes about five minutes. However, they apparently are unable to squeeze someone in pain in for five minutes any time until 2pm tomorrow afternoon. Which ticks me off. Their suggestion? Take Advil.
So being predisposed to be ticked off, I went looking for various home remedies and ways of coping for tonight, and found so many ignorant attitudes about healthcare and disability it was enough to make me see red, metaphorically speaking.
On a forum discussing whether expired pain killers are safe there was one self-righteous ass who told the poster that if her back really hurts, what she should do, rather than take 2 year old painkillers, is take a few days off and rest and alternate heat and ice. First off - the original poster didn't mention what *kind* of back pain she had, some of which doesn't respond to heat and ice. And also - typical healthy person entitlement - it's real easy for a healthy person to say 'take a few days off' but if this person has chronic back trouble, she probably *can't* afford to take a few days off. If she's desperate enough for pain relief to be looking at 2 year old medication, she probably has been in pain for at least two years and just 'taking it easy' isn't a current option. What ticks me off is healthy people trying to act like they know what's good for unhealthy people, as if they have any idea of what is even possible, much less advisable.
Yes, I'm over-reacting. It's my prerogative. I hate being cranky and in pain.
The dentist tried to ask if I could come in *now*. As in drop everything and come in immediately. Which I couldn't do because I'm on desk right now. I told them I could come by any time after 4pm. The process of packing a dry socket takes about five minutes. However, they apparently are unable to squeeze someone in pain in for five minutes any time until 2pm tomorrow afternoon. Which ticks me off. Their suggestion? Take Advil.
So being predisposed to be ticked off, I went looking for various home remedies and ways of coping for tonight, and found so many ignorant attitudes about healthcare and disability it was enough to make me see red, metaphorically speaking.
On a forum discussing whether expired pain killers are safe there was one self-righteous ass who told the poster that if her back really hurts, what she should do, rather than take 2 year old painkillers, is take a few days off and rest and alternate heat and ice. First off - the original poster didn't mention what *kind* of back pain she had, some of which doesn't respond to heat and ice. And also - typical healthy person entitlement - it's real easy for a healthy person to say 'take a few days off' but if this person has chronic back trouble, she probably *can't* afford to take a few days off. If she's desperate enough for pain relief to be looking at 2 year old medication, she probably has been in pain for at least two years and just 'taking it easy' isn't a current option. What ticks me off is healthy people trying to act like they know what's good for unhealthy people, as if they have any idea of what is even possible, much less advisable.
Yes, I'm over-reacting. It's my prerogative. I hate being cranky and in pain.