Thursday, November 13, 2008

Poor Unfortunate Pig

I thought three consecutive Wednesdays in a row to fix a second root canal was more pain than a person could bear. But imagine my horror at finding out I have to come one more time! In part it is my fault as I didn't schedule enough time for him to finish up and I had to pick up my daughters from school. But the thought of another needle in my mouth is more than I can bear. It is way too depressing.

So another lesson I learned from my dental experiences. Make sure to push numb parts of your mouth out of the bite zone. I got swollen after 2 hours of my mouth being held open for x-rays and drilling and filling. On my way home, I noticed that I kept biting down on something squishy but was too traumatized to worry about it ... until the novacaine wore off and I realized I had been biting down on my swollen inner cheek, which was now not only swollen but all bit up and basically one big abrasion. Because my tongue and jaw are all sore from the experience, I now have to stick my finger in my mouth and push the inside of my mouth away from my chompers. This also makes eating and talking a bit of a challenge. I shove small bits of food in my mouth, which I can only open about half an inch. Any wider and my jaw hurts. I talk through clenched teeth, like Clint Eastwood in his Dirty Harry movies. I have pain killers, but apparently after taking them for several weeks now, they really upset my stomach. My dentist has given me a different prescription, but I'm also not a drug fan so I'm trying to ride out the pain. Which makes me a fool as well as unfortunate.

One more Wednesday of pain and then hopefully I will be free of this endless misery. And I can't curl up into a ball and rock back and forth nursing my aching jaw because it is getting close to end of semester. So I must turn my attention to grading tons of papers again. Here comes my big red dripping pen. I shall not be the only one feeling sorry for myself. he he.

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

Oh Ell! I'm so sorry you're going through all this. Wow. Quite an ordeal! Sending hugs.

Anonymous said...

I hope the pain ends soon. It sounds horrible.

I think I'll go floss my teeth now.

Anonymous said...

So wait, does your dentist look like Ursula?

Anonymous said...

big red dripping pen, heehee. i have one of those.

Anonymous said...

Poor, poor Piggie!

Anonymous said...

Thanks everyone. I am a miserable piggie and I can't even enjoy eating anymore. That really is a terrible thing for a pig.

Aerin - I cannot believe you got my Ursula reference. HA HAAAAA! I nearly swallowed my tongue laughing! No my dentist does not look like Ursula - he is deceptively nice and cheery looking. He's actually really nice, when he is not inflicting pain on me!

Anonymous said...

Ell in Hell. You have my sympathy. I hope you're feeling better soon.

Anonymous said...

Sure, sure.
I'm not believing any of this without pictures. You're a writer, and writers are famous for making up stories.

Anonymous said...

ow ow ow ow ow

My sympathies.

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