I am in much pain tonight, so I want some sympathy!

[hyphenate]

I had two teeth which were capped, and the caps broke off, taking a large part of the teeth with them. I went to the dentist today to have them pull the remnants of one of those teeth out--it was the easier of the two. The oral surgeon had to yank, and yank and pull it out in two pieces--the other one will be a lot harder, because it's further back and is in about 3 pieces.

So I've got a small icepack to put on my face/jaw, and some Vicodin to help with the pain, but it's still going to hurt for a few days. I don't know if they knock you out nowadays to remove a tooth, but I'd rather they did that next time.

[Demoiselle]

1. Ow ow ow! You have my deepest sympathies!

I really think dental pain is the worst. Pamper yourself... go to bed , get warm, find some nice mind-numbing tv to watch.
They do have dental specialists who knock you out before they do the work....you might explore that when you have the chance.
This too will pass.
All the best to you.

[hyphenate]

2. Thank you for lending a sympathetic ear

I just had something to eat, and it seemed to make things a little worse, but you have to eat sometime. At least it wasn't too hot or too cold, and definitely was considered "soft" food. Next time, I'm going to make sure I have lots of soup and other such things in the house.

[redwitch]

3. oh boy, that sounds awful!

i hope you feel better soon!

[rurallib]

4. sounds more painful than the story on here the other day

about the guy who partially castrated himself masturbating on a machine at work and then closed the wound with six heavy duty staples from a staple gun.
Good luck.

[rcrush]

5. WHAT?! NO IT DOESN'T!

THAT SOUNDS WAY MORE PAINFUL

[RFKHumphreyObama]

6. Teeth can be the worst

Goodness knows, I've had a lot of them in my life and more to come in the future. I can almost feel your pain. I'm sorry -you have my deepest sympathy and empathy and I hope your pain eases as quickly as possible:hug: :hug:

[hyphenate]

7. Much obliged to all!

It helps lift my spirits when I'm not feeling too hot. And right now, I am going to try to get a good night's sleep, and see if I can manage that.

[tango-tee]

8. One big helping of sympathy coming right up,

with sliced bananas, chopped nuts, chocolate sauce, pureed strawberries, whipped cream and a big shiny cherry on top.

I know how much toothaches suck. That's why I tried to come up with something you might enjoy thinking about for the time *after* the pain.

Hugs!

[Roon]

9. Teeth suck

I got periodontal disease when I used to tweak and drive truck and lost my four front lower teeth. They were very infected, loose, and very PAINFUL before I got them pulled.It was actually so fucked up it felt GOOD when the dentist yanked those things out of my head.

My teeth are fair,but if a tooth starts to irritate me and gets painful..bye bye tooth.

[auntAgonist]

10. I can relate. I have a dental abscess sooooo painful ...

taking augmentin. It's an abscess that seems to have spread infection up the right side of my face and into my sinuses too. Toradol injection for pain, penicillin injection to 'jump start' the killing of the bacteria. Lodine will be my friend for a few days. I'm still swollen and it's been a week now. The pain is lessening but it's still there.
Soup and soft foods for me.

I sure hope you're feeling better soon. Mouth/teeth pain is horrible.

aA
kesha

[kimi]

11. I have always maintained that dental pain is worse than labor

And I have 5 kids.

You have my deep sympathy. Best wishes for a fast recovery!

[MicaelS]

12. Just had a broken tooth pulled myself

The dentist wasn't pulling, he had to hammer INTO my jaw to get one piece out. So yes, plenty of sympathy and get well soon. Get plenty of soup and juice for the next one.

Just don't get grapefruit juice because it can amplify some medications. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/food-and-nutrition/AN00413

[GreenPartyVoter]

13. I am so sorry! What a lousy thing to have happen to you! *hugs*