mirth

Ugh! I can't sleep because I'm in friggin agony. There's something wrong with my mouth. I'd call it a toothache, but the pain is much more than that. It just started last night. I was fine when I went to bed, then at 4:30am I wake up in extraordinary amounts of pain. So I get up and stumble to my trusty bottle of extra strength advil. I'm in so much pain that I don't even bother to count out pills, I just pour a big handful and gulp them all down at once. Then I grab a bag of frozen fruit out of the freezer in attempt to stop all communication between my nerves and my brain... Didn't really work, seeing as I woke up again at 5:30am in even more pain. So I start rummaging around the house looking for some percocet. Then I remember I threw the shit away (insert huffs of frustration). Then I remember Tyler has some valium on the table, which I briefly consider taking, just so I'll be able to sleep, before I remember that valium doesn't do shit for me and that he needs it for an upcoming surgery. So I rummage around some more... see the neosporin in the bathroom, it says pain reliever on it, so I consider rubbing some on my gums... then decide it's probably not worth it, and wouldn't really help. So, I go BACK to the advil, and take an even bigger handful, and get a new bag of frozen fruit to put on my face. Finally I sleep for a little while (five hours) before the pain wakes me up.

So I make a dentist appointment, only it's for next Thursday. Now, my advil is all gone, so I call Tyler to have him pick up more, and ask him to get an icepack while he's at it. That helps temporarily but not for long enough... So later I go to the store and get some orajel, which helped initially, but isn't doing shit now. So now it's 4:45am, and I can't sleep, because when I lay down the pain gets even worse... And nothing is helping. Why can't the fucking dealers on the corner (okay, so there are no dealers on the corners around here, but I'm willing to go find a corner where they are) sell novacaine?!

So, I think I'm going to have to call the dentist tomorrow, and see if they can somehow fit me in, which probably means it'll be more expensive than it normally would, and insurance won't cover it. I have no idea what the fuck is wrong. It doesn't hurt when I put pressure on the area, and it's not being sensitive to temperature extremes, so I'm at a loss. (I've never, ever had a cavity before, but I really can't imagine they hurt this much, and/or just pop up out of nowhere so suddenly.)

And I can't take any more painkillers (I mean, theoretically it's possible, but it would be a bad idea) because all the chemicals in them is making my stomach really nauseous. Maaaaaaannnn! (sighs)