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Dreadful toothache!

I've had toothache since Friday, getting worse daily.....pretty sure its an abcess. I managed to get an energency dental app. today. It cost me £125, plus £20 for 2 lots of antibiotics. I was given the choice to remove the tooth, at a cost of £168 or to try to save it...root canal treatment costing just shy of £1000!
Im going back Wednesday morning to have it removed. The dentist gave me a number of numbing injections to help with the pain....but boy oh boy.....the pain was unbareable when they wore off! After taking all my meds i went to bed but woke on dreadful pain an hour later. Ive literally been crying and screaming in pain.
I took more pain relief, but im now itching all over....a reaction to the codiene.... so....i've now taken antihystimine too.
The only thing thats given me any relief is a bag of frozen peas on the side of my face. ....its also given relief from the itching on my legs.

So.....im finally temporarilly painfree and nheading back to bed......see how long before i'm woken with pain again.
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saintsong · 41-45, F
I had an abscess last month too! I feel your pain!! Constant alternating between Tylonal 3's with Codiene and Ibuprofen 600mg and using 3 different bags of frozen peas around the clock, while on antibiotics! I suffered for a week and one day before they gave me a root canal! I wanted to pull my tooth but they insisted that I get a root canal because I was still young! I was lucky to have borrowed my sons bank card before I went because I didn't have enough coverage for the whole shabing cause I had two cavities filled and the root canal and a bunch of x rays, and freezing and polishing! I was at the dentist since 9:00 AM until 1:30PM!!! I was lucky to have 100% dental coverage because they still charged me an extra $370.00 on top of my full coverage, and my son foot the bill for me, so I'm slowly paying him back $130.00 each month!
Lilyb · 22-25, F
@saintsong instead of Tylenol 3's, try stacking 2 extra strength Tylenol with a extra strength Advil, same painkilling effect as a T3, without the narcotic effects