I’ve found a new technique for keeping me on my diet. It’s called Mind-Numbing Pain in the Wisdom Teeth Area. And let me tell you, if yesterday is any indication? It’s a miracle worker. I at two flat bread sandwiches and a spoonful of potato salad and I had to force all of that down. The pain is so great that I was going through phases of crying fits all day. Sometimes the pain would subside for a bit and I’d be able to function: Go grocery shopping, mow the grass, take a bath. But most of the day? Pain like I have never known before. But…silver lining: Diet! So much pain I can’t bear to eat! Yay!
The other silver lining? The tooth pain is so severe that I’m not even thinking about my monthly visitor. Which, if you suffer from endometriosis and have the crippling cramps that come along for the fun of it – you know it’s impossible to forget when it’s that wonderful time of month. But I’m spending so much time thinking about the pain in my jaw that I can’t even think about my uterus! Best. Period. EVER.
So today – I may call the doctor and ask for meds. I’ve done everything from putting heating pads on my face to sleeping on top of ice packs. I’ve taken every over-the-counter pain medication I can find and I’ve down bottles of orajel. I can only achieve numbing the pain to levels where the tears stop…but nothing even remotely close to NORMAL. I’m thinking they need to give me something to hold me over until the postponed procedure date of Tuesday. Otherwise I won’t sleep or eat for the next five days and the next silver lining you’ll hear is, “Yay! I’ve been committed to a mental facility and the drugs they’re giving me help sooth my gum pain!”
The thing is? I hate asking for pain medication. I struggled with it after Wesley was born when they were only giving me prescription strength Ibuprofen. It took MrZ begging for me to finally ask the nurse for something a little stronger. I’m always afraid when I ask that the immediate thought is that I’m lying. So, then I go into Proof Overdrive…where I explain exactly how bad I’m hurting in detail. Which, I’m fairly certain, makes me sound more like an addict if I just left it at, “It’s a 10 on a scale of 1-10.” But – I can’t do this for another four days. I’m yelling at my kids for no reason, I’m slacking on my To Do list and I’m crying…a lot. I’m miserable and bringing everyone around me down with me. So, I’m going to brave a call to the oral surgeon today begging them to call in a prescription to hold me over until Tuesday. And if they don’t give it to me? I’ll seek solace in knowing I’ll at least have dropping a pants size by then.
You need to get something for pain stat! I’m like you,
I hate having to say I need something stronger than
motrin or tylenol but it’s silly to suffer when you have
other options. I hope they give you something
really good!
Don’t be afraid to ask for meds if you are in pain. Just be sure to phrase it like, “I’m not able to eat or sleep due to severe pain in my jaw. I’ve tried both Tylenol & Ibuprofen, but they don’t help. Can you suggest something to help manage my pain?”
Asking for help ‘managing’ your pain sounds less like “gimme drugs” to doctors & pharmacists. I hope you feel better soon. ;o)
I think just saying to the doctor “Best Period Ever.” would be anough for them to give you an RX.
Oh please call them. You really shouldn’t have to suffer. Mouth pain is terrible. Ugh. My jaw hurts thinking about you. Hope you feel better soon.
I wouldn’t be surprised if when you called they found a way to get them out today! Will have my fingers crossed that you get relief soon!
Oh, no. Dude. I’m sure they’ll give you pain meds. It’s not like you’re calling up around the clock for refills; they really have no reason to refuse you, especially since they cancelled your surgery.
Dude, I just assumed you were already taking pain meds for the kind of pain you’ve been writing about … and that they weren’t working. You should totally get some meds right now! Pills are your friend! Don’t spend a weekend in pain. No fun. Good luck!!
DeLurking to say PLEASE CALL. I agree with poster #2′s scenerio of how to ask…there is NO reason to for anyone to be in that kind of pain….
Yep you should really call them today, before the weekend. They shouldn’t hassle you about it since they had to cancel the surgery! Maybe Stacey is right…surely he has a partner or someone that could do it sooner. I am so sorry…that sucks. Let me know if I can do anything…
Yeah…when pain brings me to tears, I definitely know it’s worth it to leave my comfort zone to ask for help.
Holy cow if you’re in that kind of pain, I can’t believe they are making you wait out another 5 days. That sounds insane. I would call and demand they see me the next day or see someone else in in his practice. I hate taking pain meds too but from experience, tooth pain is the worst thing ever, don’t make yourself suffer more!
Saw your tweet that you got your meds
Yay! Bring on the steak and laffy taffy!
Just be careful with the pain meds. They put me on hydrocodone after I had my wisdom teeth out. I took one a few hours before I went to bed that night, and 3 in the morning, I went running to the bathroom and threw up in the hall – because I couldn’t make it to the bathroom. :\ We can only account it to the fact I had no food in my stomach. Just try and be careful with it, and make sure you have something in your stomach before you take it. It was nasty. I hope you feel better. =(
wow.. you must be in pain and completely out of it. You typed in AndyZ’s real name… Sorry, hope it all goes away soon
Hey, I am so sorry to read you are in this must pain. I hope by the time you read this you have gottne some better pain medication. Might zonk you out though. Toothache is the worst sounds like you have the worst kind. Looking forward to hearing that your our of pain or at least its a bearable level soon.
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I hope you get good drugs!
Oh dude, that sucks! I know what you mean about having a hard time asking for meds (they only give non-prescription Tylenol and Motrin every 4 hours after C-section here and looking back I’m thinking: dear LORD why didn’t I cave and ask for something stronger?) but sometimes you just NEED them. It’s not a bad thing to ask for them.
Awwww…one more day, right? Hope you feel better soon!
Awww…one more day…one more day!
Hope you feel better soon…
PS – Sorry if I posted more than once, something funky going on and keeps saying I posted a duplicate comment and I’m sure I only hit “Submit Comment” once.