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So, i've had a toothache for about 3 weeks.......like, i'm talking shooting pain up through my eye, headaches, whole face hurting badly, etc.
I haven't eaten or slept in 3 weeks either and all loaded up on Advil and Tylenol.
I went in to see my dentist and explain what's going on and they make an appointment for the following week, even though they can see i'm in obvious pain. Appointment time rolls around, i go in and they take xrays of my whole face......there is a tooth at the back of my mouth that is split in half, like completely sheared right through. The dentist says, "wow, that looks painful, you must be in a lot of discomfort".........yeah doc, that'll do it.
So, he says we have 2 options.......root canal or pull it. For me there was really only one option, just pull it......make the pain go away now.
No problem, he says.......come back at 9am next Friday and we'll work on it.
Can you see the timeline going on here? I went in the first week to make the appointment, i go in the 2nd week to take the xrays and assessment and i don't get the work done till the following week........so that's 3 weeks, which is why i've had a toothache for 3 weeks.
Is this a regular thing with a dentist?.......making a person suffer for 3 weeks for no apparent reason?
Anyways, this morning is the day i'm getting it pulled, until he finds another reason to make me come back next week, for whatever reason........UGH
Dentists.......love em or hate em?
I haven't eaten or slept in 3 weeks either and all loaded up on Advil and Tylenol.
I went in to see my dentist and explain what's going on and they make an appointment for the following week, even though they can see i'm in obvious pain. Appointment time rolls around, i go in and they take xrays of my whole face......there is a tooth at the back of my mouth that is split in half, like completely sheared right through. The dentist says, "wow, that looks painful, you must be in a lot of discomfort".........yeah doc, that'll do it.
So, he says we have 2 options.......root canal or pull it. For me there was really only one option, just pull it......make the pain go away now.
No problem, he says.......come back at 9am next Friday and we'll work on it.
Can you see the timeline going on here? I went in the first week to make the appointment, i go in the 2nd week to take the xrays and assessment and i don't get the work done till the following week........so that's 3 weeks, which is why i've had a toothache for 3 weeks.
Is this a regular thing with a dentist?.......making a person suffer for 3 weeks for no apparent reason?
Anyways, this morning is the day i'm getting it pulled, until he finds another reason to make me come back next week, for whatever reason........UGH
Dentists.......love em or hate em?