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I feel like hell. I could just cry.
I'm *tired* of being in constant pain. I took a Vicodin at school yesterday, after the Motrin I'd taken in the morning wore off, and it made me really, really sick. Like almost-fainting, hot flashes, serious attacks of nausea SICK. So now I'm afraid to take it because I obviously suffer from every Vicodin side effect known to humanity. Last night, after the Vicodin *finally* wore off (once I got home I managed to sleep through part of it), I took some Motrin. That wore off around 4AM when I woke up in intense pain. More Motrin. Wore off around 10 when I woke up this morning. I was going to try to eat before I took more, but I can't bring myself to eat (it'll hurt) and so I just took more, b/c the pain is too much.
I'm totally paranoid that I'm getting dry socket, b/c I didn't everything I was supposed to do. And why? Because I DIDN'T KNOW. My dentist didn't tell me to avoid hot drinks or to rinse with salt water, and I did the latter yesterday, but ... argh. And my office mate told me yesterday that my dentist apparently has a reputation in town for being something of a total hack, so now I don't even want to call about the pain because what if he doesn't do anything? But can I call another dentist? I honestly do not know what to do.
I hate this. I hate being such a baby, too, but while I can handle a certain level of pain, this is...my whole jaw on the left side HURTS.
I'm *tired* of being in constant pain. I took a Vicodin at school yesterday, after the Motrin I'd taken in the morning wore off, and it made me really, really sick. Like almost-fainting, hot flashes, serious attacks of nausea SICK. So now I'm afraid to take it because I obviously suffer from every Vicodin side effect known to humanity. Last night, after the Vicodin *finally* wore off (once I got home I managed to sleep through part of it), I took some Motrin. That wore off around 4AM when I woke up in intense pain. More Motrin. Wore off around 10 when I woke up this morning. I was going to try to eat before I took more, but I can't bring myself to eat (it'll hurt) and so I just took more, b/c the pain is too much.
I'm totally paranoid that I'm getting dry socket, b/c I didn't everything I was supposed to do. And why? Because I DIDN'T KNOW. My dentist didn't tell me to avoid hot drinks or to rinse with salt water, and I did the latter yesterday, but ... argh. And my office mate told me yesterday that my dentist apparently has a reputation in town for being something of a total hack, so now I don't even want to call about the pain because what if he doesn't do anything? But can I call another dentist? I honestly do not know what to do.
I hate this. I hate being such a baby, too, but while I can handle a certain level of pain, this is...my whole jaw on the left side HURTS.