Drugs, Glorious Drugs

The other day I was suffering from a toothache. Considering I have a tooth that is slowly disintegrating that really isn't a surprise. I had managed to cut my tongue on the tooth and it was sensitive to cold drinks. Plus there was pain in the sinuses right above the tooth. So on Thursday I decided that I would be heading to the ER on Friday. I have no dental coverage (or drug coverage for that matter) and while I figured they would just wind up referring me to a dentist I know that there is some dental coverage for emergencies with OHIP so I wanted to try my luck. I knew that if nothing else I would get drugs. So when I was talking to Steve I arranged for him to pick me up.

By Thursday evening I was sick as a dog. No wonder my tooth was hurting. I was congested beyond belief and my throat was sore. In 2 hours I think I went through half a box of Kleenex. I still went to the hospital on Friday. Always a great way to spend the afternoon. It was a shorter visit then usual. I was only there for 2.5 hours instead of the usual 4. Sure enough he recommended that I go see a dentist about the tooth. The dilemma there is two-fold. The main reason for not going is that it will cost me about $150 to see the dentist and then go back to have the tooth extracted. If I had the money I would do it. But the other dilemma is that I don't want to lose the tooth if I don't have to. There is no way I can afford to get it capped if that's the other option. The doctor also gave me a prescription for an antibiotic. He offered a pain reliever but I turned it down. I still have T3s if it comes to that.

I'm not so crazy about medications... especially ones that you have to take with food 3x a day. It also leads you to be dehydrated so I have to drink more water then I normally would... Water that is not in a pretty red can, with flavouring. *lol* At least the side effects aren't like being on penicillin. I told them I was allergic so that I would get something else. I'm already starting to feel better, not so congested. Don't get me wrong I am still congested. It's just not as bad. I'm guessing that means it wasn't just a virus that I had.

You know I am sick when I am eating soup. I don't eat soup as a general rule. I'm also making sure I rest and take it easy so that I will get better quickly. I figure there is no point in overdoing it and trying to do too much since it will just end up taking longer to heal and get better. But right now I am all about the medication.

Toothache

I do have some good news to report today. So far the toothache has not returned. From the look of it when they filled the cavity they finally got rid of the pain. It seems like whenever they do work on my lower teeth they end up causing pain from the injections. This time they were working on the left hand side which isn't as bad but it still hurts to open my jaw. That should go away in a few days since I don't think there is any nerve damage.