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diioonysus · 1 year ago

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creepy/messed-up history facts

the man in the booth across from lincoln was named major henry rathbone, and after booth fired the shot, rathbone tried to tackle him to the ground, but booth sliced rathbone in the arm with a dagger. after that night, rathbone was never free of guilt. he suffered from stomach ailments to heart palpitations, and on december 23rd 1883, he attacked and killed his wife clara, and attempted to kill himself. he spent the rest of his life in a mental institution.

in 1494, sailors returning from the new world brought with them massive outbreak of syphilis, which spread through an entire french army, and with no antibiotics to counteract it, the disease spread unchecked. the skin on victims' faces would essentially rot away from the grisly ulcers. in some cases, the noses, lips and other body parts of the affected people were essentially gone.

in 1890, thomas edison, using wax cylinder, produced a line of baby dolls. they had wooden bodies, procelain heads, and miniature phonographs in their chests. the phonographs would play back recordings of young women reciting nursery rhymes like "hictory dickory dock," and "now i lay me down to sleep." (here's the audio of them x)

dentures used to be made from the teeth of dead soldiers. they were ivory base plates with real human teeth attached, a lot of these were sold to dentists by scavengers looting corpses from the battle of waterloo. the dentists would boil the them down, cut off the roots, attach them to ivory plates, and sell them.

in 1929, a pair of scientists at princeton university wanted to test and understand how the auditory nerve percieves sound, and their test subject was an alive cat. they cut out part of its brain and attached one end of a telephone wire to its auditory nerve and the other end to a reciever. weirdly enough, many researchers think this helped lead to the development of cochlear implants. but the cat was killed after the scientists wanted to see if it worked on a dead cat.

in 1726, mary toft told doctors that she gave birth to rabbits, and doctors were fully convinced until they found pieces of corn inside the stomach of one of the rabbits, proving that it hadn't developed inside her womb. she instead was manually inserting the rabbits to make the delivery look as realistic as possible.

it was believed that babies under the age of 15 months couldn't feel pain, so doctors would instead use muscle relaxers that had a paralytic effect to stop the baby from moving. this essentially meant they couldn't move or cry but they could still hear, see, and feel everything that was done to them. this was accepted up until 1980s

there was a tiger in india named man-eater of champawat who became dependent on human flesh, which at the turn of the 20th century inflicted a seven-year reign, killing 436 men, women, and children. she was eventually killed in 1907.

there was a book called "how the mail steamer went down in mid atlantic, by a survivor," which tells the story of an unnamed ocean liner that sinks in the atlantic. the protagonist is a sailor named thompson, who grows concerned over the lifeboat shortage, and sure enough the liners collides with a small sailing ship in a fog. as the ship sinks, only 200 of the 700 people on board survive. the second novella "the wreck of the titan: or, futility" by morgan robertson, follows the fictional ocean liner titan, which hits an iceberg in the north atlantic and sinks. like the titanic, the titan was described as the largest ship afloat at the time, both ships had a shortage of lifeboats, and the titan was dubbed "unsinkable." when the accident occurred, roberston simply said he was knowledgabe about maritime operations, saying "i know what i'm writing about, that's all."

some books created in the 18th and 19th century were bound in real human skin which was called anthropodermic bibliopegy. most of these books that were bound with human skin instead of animal skin were mostly based on anatomy or erotica.

during the battle of ramree island, which was fought between january and february 1945, japanese soldiers were cornered by english troops seeking to conquer burmese island of ramree, forcing japanese troops to cross 10 miles of swamp. the japanese soon began to suffer the effects of tropical diseases, but the presence of large numbers of scorpions, tropical mosquitoes and thousands of saltwater crocodiles, the world's largest reptiles, was even worse. In its genre. very aggressive beasts that can reach 8 meters in length and weigh more than a ton. according to some survivors, during the night, they were hunted one by one, in which the crocodiles would ambush them from underneath. and the survivors said the worst part was hearing the screams and the breaking of bones in the dark.

there is a cocodile named gustave (or was if you believe he's dead), a large nile crocodile in burundi who has been rumored to have killed 200-300 people. he's never been captured, but it has been stated that he could be "easily more than 20 feet, and weigh more than 2,000 pounds." he was/is estimated to be over 100 years old, and was/is described as having bullet wounds over his body, and his right shoulder blade was found to be deeply wounded, but they don't know what could have caused it. it's been rumored that he would leave the corpses he killed behind. in 2019, an article revealed he was killed, but there's no photographic evidence which leaves people doubting it's true.

#just some creepy facts ive come across #history #scary #facts

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mj-iza-writer · 7 months ago

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I'm going to call this series "MJ is a Whumpee", what better way to get writing experience than to actually get the experience in real life.

Of course not everyone will get to experience everything so why not share it.

So "MJ is a Whumpee" will be updated as regularly as I can. Plus I will explain what a Whumpee might experience and what they may want or need from a Caretaker or even Whumper. Some may even contain a story.

-MJ 💚

Today's (Friday, Aug 16) experience... getting a tooth pulled.

I have had a broken tooth since March 2020. I was starting to see the dentist and getting my dental health back together when covid started. Because of that I canceled my dental cleaning, and right after that my tooth broke, and had been rotting away since then. My dentist wanted to continue fixing my other teeth before any of them could break away, then send me to the oral surgeon to have it pulled.

A few months ago, I went to him because I was in so much pain. He said he believed it was the broke one causing the pain. He gave me the order to get the tooth pulled, but I had to wait for about 50 days still because of the long schedule. I was given antibiotics and painkillers to last.

This is my experience.

For most of this week I was nervous, but I think the excitement of getting it out of my mouth overpowered my nerves.

Appointment morning Friday. I woke up nervous, and the nerves get stronger as the appointment time gets closer, 1pm.

Now, I am a Whumpee without a Caretaker, I have people that will help me when I need it, but most of this I am doing on my own.

I am shaking during my drive to the oral surgeon.

Go in and get checked in. Sit in the waiting room and try to relax knowing everything would be alright.

Warning: I will be going into detail about the extraction here. I have a cut off as I will be explaining the process, and I know that could gross or squick some out.

There will be a story under here as well.

I get sat down and talk with the dental surgeon, then sign some paperwork.

I received the shots to numb, and I waited for 10-15 min for the numbing to fully take affect.

The surgeon finally comes in and makes sure I am numb before they get started.

I am given a spacer to keep my mouth open, and gauze is put their as well.

As the dentist starts to work, a third person comes from above my head and says, "I am going to support your neck and head". I then feel hands around my throat and chin, not to choke, but they do have some pressure here.

Even while getting my tooth pulled I'm thinking about Whumpee and what would happen with someone holding their throat while two other people are pulling a tooth out. Like flashbacks, PTSD, crying, past trauma. You can really add some nightmare fuel here.

So I can feel pressure as they are shaking my head. Pulling the tooth, moving it back and forth.

The sounds.... Oof, I cringed. Just imagine the sound of a tooth getting pulled from your jawbone and skin. It sounds like shredding and wet.... ugh. Then it is right there by your ear, just 🤢

The oral surgeon tells me that I will hear the sound of the dental drill like at the dental office. It's almost louder though.

It's sensory overload, taste, sound, people in your mouth.

I know I moaned a few times. I couldn't feel anything, but I was imagining how painful it would have been.

She then went into stitching... now I can't feel anything going on, but I could only imagine what that felt like without numbing.

I had to bite down on gauze for around an hour during my drive home on my own. I needed to go to the pharmacy first to get medicine. I bought myself a gift for being so brave though.

Story time... though I do not have a caretaker, I will be giving Whumpee one in this story, because I love my Caretakers.

Caretaker made a small breakfast for Whumpee. They said they weren't really hungry, but Caretaker wanted them to have something in them for later.

Whumpee slowly picked away at the breakfast.

Caretaker watched as Whumpee's shakiness made it hard to function.

"It's okay to be nervous", Caretaker patted Whumpee's shoulder gently, "it's a new experience."

"I think my excitement is making me less nervous, but I'm so scared still", Whumpee admitted.

"I'm glad you're excited. You've come a long way. I'm glad your dentist said it was time to get this done now", Caretaker smiled as they cleared the table, "we will leave in about an hour, the paperwork is done. But they need to scan a few things before the appointment."

Whumpee nodded.

Later on, Caretaker was reviewing Whumpee's records to make sure they had everything in order. They were going to a new place to have the tooth removed.

"I can't believe you've had all of these visits already", Caretaker reminisced, "we are finally getting somewhere."

"Whumpee if you would, please brush your teeth", Caretaker called.

"Okay", Caretaker heard Whumpee get up from the couch and head to the bathroom.

Caretaker thought back to the timid patient they had taken in only two years prior.

Whumpee had come out of a long term hostage situation. They had a lot of medical needs, but their dental was a big issue.

Caretaker had to take them in every couple of months to have their teeth checked and cleaned. This broken tooth had been watched closely and it was causing major pain now. So the dentist said it was time.

Whumpee was finally taken back and sat down.

After consulting with the dentist and Whumpee getting a full run down on everything that would be done they decided to start numbing Whumpee's mouth.

The dentist left for a few minutes while the numbing took affect.

"You heard the part about an assistant holding your neck", Caretaker reminded Whumpee.

Whumpee nodded, "I don't really know how I'm going to feel about that, but I know it needs to be done."

Caretaker nodded, "I will be right here with you, and I will react as we have practiced in the past for when you have an episode."

Whumpee nodded again.

When everyone came into the room Caretaker went over what would happen if Whumpee had a flashback or anything of the sort. Then explained to them what steps they would need to take to keep Whumpee safe.

Once agreed upon, everyone got into place.

Whumpee moaned while the dentist harshly wiggled the tooth.

"I know you are feeling pressure, but is there any pain" the doctor stopped for a moment."

"Nu-uh", Whumpee mumbled.

Caretaker stayed down at Whumpee's feet and gently squeezed their toes. They had done this multiple times during Whumpee's appointments.

Whumpee said it helped them be able to focus and know they were not alone.

The tooth was finally out and everything was set. Whumpee just needed to rest for a few minutes before they could get up.

They smiled weakly when Caretaker came around.

"I am so proud of you", Caretaker gently ran their hand through Whumpee's hair and straightened a few snarls, "you did so good."

"Thankyou", Whumpee tried to talk with a giant piece of gauze in their mouth, "they said I can keep the tooth."

"Yes I heard them. I know you wanted to keep it", Caretaker smiled, "when you feel ready we can head to the pharmacy and go home."

"I think I feel alright", Whumpee started to sit up.

Caretaker laughed at Whumpee during their drive. Whumpee sat in the passenger seat poking their cheek.

"It's so numb", Whumpee poked at their cheek a few more times, "I don't know if I like it, it feels weird."

"Yes I don't much enjoy getting numbed myself", Caretaker agreed.

"So what else are we doing today?", Whumpee looked around.

"Well we are going to the pharmacy to get your medicine the dentist sent out, and you may pick out something for doing so well", Caretaker smiled as Whumpee's eyes lit up, "then we are going home so you can rest."

Whumpee nodded, "may I pick out a toy or maybe a coloring book?"

"Yes, you can pick out anything you like", Caretaker nodded.

"I wonder if I'm to old to be wanting toys though", Whumpee frowned.

"No one is ever too old to enjoy toys", Caretaker frowned, "adults can enjoy toys just as much as anyone else."

Whumpee now sat in the living room happily looking at the item they had chosen.

"How are you feeling?", Caretaker peaked in at them, "is the numbing waring off yet?"

"I think it is a little now", Whumpee felt their cheek.

"Okay, let's get that medicine in you, and I have a surprise for you as well", Caretaker smiled.

"A-a surprise?", Whumpee's eyes lit up.

"I'll be right back", Caretaker turned.

Caretaker came back with a huge grin and a container with Whumpee's meds.

"What is the surprise?", Whumpee eagerly took the medicine.

"Just a few minutes more, and I'll bring it out for you", Caretaker chuckled.

Whumpee set their item to the side and watched the doorway for Caretaker to come back in.

"Alright Whumpee", Caretaker came in carrying two plates, "I stayed up late making this for you, so I hope you enjoy."

"Is that your jello?", Whumpee's eyes sparkled, "you haven't made that in so long."

"Since your last major procedure.... I feel like it's a bit of a tradition now to have jello after you have something major done. This will also be easy for you to eat."

Whumpee looked excitedly at the plate they were holding. This jello was almost a comfort treat for them. It was the first treat Caretaker had made for them when they first came to live with them.

Whumpee had to have a several surgeries around their mouth and jaw so they were very limited. The jello became a sweet treat that Caretaker made them multiple times.

Caretaker sat down across from them.

"I, of course, have to have some as well", Caretaker smiled as they remembered eating the jello with Whumpee after the procedures. This way, Whumpee could enjoy it with someone else.

Whumpee quickly scooped some into their spoon, then jiggled it a little as they lifted it to their mouth.

They giggled happily at the familiar safe flavor.

"This brings back so many memories", Whumpee smiled as they scooped up more, "it taste so yummy."

"I'm glad you like it. There was a while when you ate this daily after meals... I'm surprised you didn't get sick of it", Caretaker laughed as Whumpee played with the treat.

"The one food that it is okay to play with", Whumpee giggled again.

"Yes, but I do need to put a small damper on things", Caretaker sighed, "I would like you to take a small nap after eating this. You used up a lot of energy with your nervousness and stress. Plus it will let your body have time to heal. Are we okay with that plan?"

Whumpee looked up and nodded, "I do feel a little tired."

"I can imagine", Caretaker smiled.

Caretaker sat across from Whumpee while they slept. They were organizing Whumpee's care chart.

"Such a brave soul, everything you went through. I'm so proud of you", Caretaker smiled as they set the book aside, "it's an honor taking care of you."

Notes from the last day.... movement of my mouth is limited, and I am very sore. 🥲

Yes, I absolutely kept my tooth that was pulled out. I also ate blue raspberry jello that night as well.-MJ 🦷

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scarlethollow · 2 months ago

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what is the pain?

oh i have like a tooth thing. i dont know what it is

i saw a dentist at 3 weeks of pain (i wasnt allowed to go before cuz it was over the holidays and i would ruin the holidays with it) and they did x rays and didnt find anything and did the tooth tapping thing and it didnt hurt . so they gave me a week of antibiotics but it did not help

its like an extremely sharp pulse of pain the kind u cant just ignore its got me fucking grabbing my teeth and my gums for dear life . when it first happened i screamed and started to cry ive never felt anything like it before . and im disabled with chronic pain ! its . kind of crazy

sometimes my teeth.. pulse.. it doesnt hurt but its like shocking? i flinch? i can handle that. i hate it but i can handle that. its the fucking pain. and the pain leaves me so sore its like someone punched me. and it hurts in my cheekbone.

it started with my crown but now other teeth hurt more and idk. im going dentist again on monday but its a 10 minute checkup appointment just to see if the antibiotics helped. i will ofc say no. we will see? maybe i need like a root canal or a proper crown? my crowns like a cap instead of one of the real fuckers? i think maybe i got like. a bad infection thats spreading and antibiotics can't reach it? like pulp.. infection, i think its called? idk man i just know ive never felt anything like it before

ive been 1 side of the mouth eating but it doesnt always help. some foods are awkward so im also limited due to the limits of what im allowed to purchase and have in the house and stuff. liquids are hard because i cant let the liquid go near those teeth and its a whole row thats causing issue now, and the like motion of sucking hurts a lot too? so i have to drink gently, but also not let the liquid escape into my mouth i gotta swallow it asap. so its kinda awkward? and i cut open my gum the other day cuz the side of my mouth i'm eating on now had the back molar i think its spelt removed last year so i cant chew as well and ended up cutting my gum open where that tooth was trying to chew something i think was too hard for me now i knowww but now eating at all is sore but . sore is better than the pain.

IDK IM LIKE TURNING THIS INTO A RANT IVE PURPOSEFULLY NOT TALKED ABOUT THIS CUZ I HATE WHINING ABOUT REAL SHIT I HATE BEING REAL WITH PEOPLE i really fucking do this is why i complain about shit that doesnt matter its like an outlet for all my frustrations with real issues like this one without having to be honest. but man its been so long now im just. maybe i am tired and i need a lil pity? a little bit of sympathy? it hurts man. it really hurts. and i.

i did get back on nhs dentist. FINALLY. they wouldnt let me until i threatened to stop coming. so all my work last year cost full price (ended up being 1000 pounds in dentist fees i am. still feeling. more than i want to admit) so its gonna be cheaper. but it s still gonna cost. and root canals and crowns arent cheap. even on nhs. and im so scared bro. even if i like. even if they figure it out and find the issue , and the unknown of it all is terrifying me, what if i cant afford it ? what if they book it and im too anxious to stop them and then i have even more debt? oh god now im tearing up. ANYWAY

THATS MY PAIN THANKS FOR LISTENING i may delete this later but im gonna post it force myself to cuz. i do wanna vent. and maybe i want someone to feel bad for me. cuz i feel so fucking lonely bro. ANYWAYYYYYYYYY

#fray.txt #ask #Anonymous

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vixendestroyz · 1 month ago

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cw : gross teeth shit cuz depression but also sorta urgently need advice ig

I have a visible abscess from a tooth I broke like a year and a half ago that Ive sorta just let rot because I barely care about my mouth anymore ,it's genuinely hopeless. how quickly could that shit really kill me tho? like, I literally got covid today, I can't go to a dentist, and I've been taking the antibiotics that the dentist gave me like a year ago when he checked it out and then quoted me 1k to give me a root canal (I didn't come back, I don't have that type of money) and it went away for a day but then it came back worse today and there's like, a little puss I wiped off of it after I looked at it after dinner. idk. idk how important it is or if I'm falling for the Google your symptoms phenomenon. if I go to an emergency dentist, they're gonna make me pay first, right? like, it doesn't matter if it's life threatening, I'll still have to pay???? and how long do I actually have because I just got covid? I need to move, I can't do this. at least it doesn't hurt cuz that nerve is 100% dead as fuck, I literally broke the tooth a year and a half ago and just sat thru the pain until it went away. but that's even more concerning cuz like, the pain won't be the indicator that there is smth wrong. idk. idk what to do and everyone in my house is sick and idk if I should bother my parents. if you make any comment about me letting my teeth get bad, I will go crazy, the damage is done, leave ur judgement up ur ass.

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ts-janus-rp-blog · 2 years ago

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Janus flopped in Virgils arms which certainly can't be good. That can't be good one bit. His body was lifeless, not even his fingers were twitching. The only indicator that he was alive was his heavy panting as he was curled up in Virgil's arms and being carried. It's a good thing that Janus is very skinny and lightweight or else Virgil may have trouble carrying him. But nope, he was a lot lighter than previously thought!

After a bit of running in the darkness there was a soft light at the end of a tunnel and... Wait, was that a door?! It is! As Virgil was running towards the door, he didn't have to open it as someone on the other side opened it for him.

Several hybrids stepped forward, talking amongst themselves, and touching Janus forehead. They were all dressed in nurse outfits. And were practically swarming poor virgil.

"ladies, ladies! Give this guy some room! Please!" A voice came from the other side of the nurses. The nurses backed away for a doctor that looks strangely familiar to step forward. "Hello. Are you okay? You don't look okay..." He asked as he checked Janus forehead, he winched. "Scale infection and severe hypothermia. Get the snake chambers ready! We need to tend to this snake immediately!"

"Yes, sir!!"

Virgil ran across the street as the rain poured down from above him. He was soaking wet but he barely noticed as he had been out in the rain all day. He was in the forest only passing desolate roads, looking for a sanctuary that was rumored to be around somewhere though he didn’t know if he really believed that anymore…

It was starting to get dark and he began to wonder where he would sleep tonight. As he slowed down to look around the forest he heard the sound of someone approaching

(@virgil-the-hybrid )

Janus had no idea where he was going, he had no idea where to go to find this supposed sanctuary. All he vaguely knew was that it was somewhere hidden in the forest. Which...wasn't very helpful. He had been searching all day in the rain, praying and hoping that he would find some hidden clue as to where this blasted sanctuary was. While also making sure no humans find him. Which was...easier said then done in many ways.

Luckily there didn't appear to be any humans out here, but he could never be too sure. He was afraid of staying in one place for too long in case any humans were looking for him. He had to be on guard and high alert all day long in case he hears any humans hiding in the bushes trying to get a surprise attack on him... So to say that he was exhausted by the time the sun fell below the horizons...was an understatement.

Just as he was about to find some cave or hole to sleep in, however, he heard footsteps. Immediately he curled up into a ball and hid under a bush. Fuck, humans. They've found him. Dammit! Dammit! Wait... Hang on...

Janus sharp snake eyes peered through the leaves, and his eyes widened as he spotted...another hybrid! No way... No way...

Without even thinking he picked himself up from the bush and started following this hybrid. Sure, it could be a trap. Sure, it could be a human in a costume. But, dammit, he's willing to take his chances.

He kept following and following, until he spotted the hybrid stopping. Why was he stopping? There wasn't anything around here. Did he spotted something? He didn't know. What he did know was that he had to be careful, it still could be a trap, after all.

"H-Hello...?" Janus poked his head out from around a tree. "You're...really like me... Oh wow... I... Are you trying to find the sanctuary too? I... I don't know where it is... Have you found it yet?" Janus asked.

The mostly dark yellow snake hybrid only had on a rugged shirt and shorts on. It definitely looked like he had picked those clothes from a garbage bin. His long snake tail for legs was covered in mud and filth...and scars. Around his neck and wrists were metal chains that clanged together whenever he would so much as move an inch. In the rainy breeze it would clang together even more. His dark yellow hair was plastered onto his face, and he looked a little worse for wear.

@virgil-the-hybrid

#i hope that it turns out fine like yours!!!#oh yeah ive already got the meds for it #and they gave me some great pain meds #and antibiotics!#really???#oh shit #i thought id be out of commission longer than that #so thats great to hear!#i honestly dont know which im more nervous about #the actual surgery or the recovery 😭#luckily the dentist said that my case isnt too severe and hes certain he can just go in there and plunk them out #so it should be very fast for the surgery part #but hhhhhhhhhh #oh btw id assume you want me to play roman right?

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soudeko · 7 months ago

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the dentist couldn't take out my fucked up tooth today 😭😭 she wanted to reschedule me but i leave for vacation in less than a week so i gotta wait until i get back. at least she filed it down so it doesn't stab my cheek anymore but it's infected and i didn't even realize it?? so she gave me some antibiotics to take when it starts hurting. it's gonna be almost $300 next time bc it's a complicated extraction and i'm Not excited to pay for this out of pocket

enjoy a photo of my broken tooth

#sawyer posting

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animutate · 3 months ago

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my dentist wont refil my tramadol subscription and gave me antibiotics instead. ive been in so much pain i can barely get through school i really hope they help if not im going full joker

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sparkylurkdragon · 5 months ago

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Can I have one month this year without a Weird Health Thing?

I'm okay but there was an ER visit. Gross details below cut. tl;dr stomach issues and a probably-unrelated tooth issue, but it's probably not anything serious like I was scared of.

About 10 PM last night, I ate a bit of dinner but was kind of put off it, so I stowed the leftovers. Then I started feeling Tummy Bad.

"Ah," I grumbled, "Feels like gas."

It did not go away like it should have if it was my usual gas. At about 1 AM I puked.

"Blergh," I groaned. "At least I should feel better now that it's out..."

I did not! Abdominal pain still there with a vengeance!

At this point, fearing it might be that listeria outbreak, I called an ambulance and went to the ER. Can't be too careful with this shit when you're immune compromised. I've been told that Oregon state insurance covers ambulance rides... leeet's hope so.

At any rate, I was in the waiting room from 2AM until about 5:30AM, barring triage nurse, a pee sample, and a battery of blood samples, and the morning shift doctor said that my results all came back fine. It is indeed probably gas, possibly the stomach flu that's going around (but I have no fever and don't have the runs), almost certainly not listeria (see above). I'm on some anti-nausea and abdominal pain meds for the next week.

And then! I already had a dental appointment scheduled because I found another Fucking Abscess last week, but I caught it early and the dentist seemed to think it was probably just another bone spur. And I do mean early - it doesn't hurt unless there's pressure put on it (say when you try to blow your nose and wait a minute what are my gums doing), and even then it is not even ranking compared to the Dying Molars.

The dentist gave me the choice of poking it now or later, given I'm already sick with whatever this stomach ick is.

I'm on a course of antibiotics to go with the tummy pills and will have them poke it when I go in for an existing filling appointment in October. Possibly the filling appointment will change to 'fix the abscess' entirely.

And now I am Going To Take It Easy the rest of the day, gingerly eating saltine crackers and ginger ale.

#original posts #meatspace sparky #sick dragon #dental cw #emeto cw

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christmasintheloonybin · 6 months ago

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note also that i lost my tooth not because of a lack of dental hygiene, which i myself even find surprising. for a while, right when covid started, i was living in a cabin in the forest without running water, and i would have to use my water supplies to brush my teeth so i often neglected to do so. i then fell out of the habit and would go days without brushing my teeth or only doing so once a day. this coincided with the dark ages of my life where i was very depressed and unmotivated to live or do anything in the interest of continuing to live, and so it was very difficult for me to maintain any kind of positive routine. not making excuses, it was a bad thing and i should have kept up with it, but my mindset at the time was that nothing mattered.

i had had problems with this tooth in particular for years. toothaches which would last a day or so of intense pain and then leave. i woke up one morning with a horrible toothache and swelling in my face. i went to the dentist and they said that there had at some point been trauma to the tooth which caused it to "die." i hit it on something which i don't remember at all. there was an infection which they gave me antibiotics for. later they performed a root canal and supposedly cured me. about a year later the pain returned and they told me my options were either to go to a specialist, to perform a specialist root canal, which would not be covered by insurance, or to have it pulled, so i decided to have it pulled.

i wish that this could be a cautionary tale about dental hygiene, because it is extremely important, i have plenty of other cavities and things from this period, but it's really not. don't get hit in your teeth. anyways, i have grown sick of all of this so i will call around to specialists tomorrow and try to get them to give me a permanent fake tooth. both my grandmothers (mom's mom and dad's mom, not lesbians) are so upset to see me with the missing tooth that they have told me that they will help pay for it, which i may take them up on because it tends to sit around $3,000, which i have but not for throwing around. also i want to look more presentable.

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fivetrench · 6 months ago

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Got some teeth pulled thinking it would be the end of my suffering, just to have things get 10x worse and end up in the hospital 👍🏻

I need to rant about these stupid fucking moronic ignoramus dentists for a second so ignore this if you don’t want to hear about the literal dumbest medical malpractice to ever happen.

I had a cavity in my back molar on my upper left jaw. I went to the dentist four fucking times and they didn’t do anything that stopped the constant nerve pain. I gave up and was just going to live with it until a quarter of my fucking tooth snapped off while I was flossing because it was so entirely rotted that it had no structure anymore. They had told me time and time again that there were no signs of decay on the million x-rays they took, that it was just the fillings settling, that I just needed some fucking prescription toothpaste. Well, they were wrong and my tooth was rotting out of my goddamn skull for so long that the gum around it was inflamed and hurt to touch. So we go back to the dentist, they finally do something and give us a referral to the oral surgeon to get the tooth pulled. We go to the appointment and SURPRISE! They had no record of the prior examination of the broken tooth or the referral to get it pulled. So we had to fucking leave. We got rescheduled for weeks later. When it’s time for the appointment, they pull my rotting molar but also include my bottom wisdom teeth since they would’ve caused problems later on. Cool, great, whatever. They give me a prescription for an antibiotic and painkiller. In the WRONG PATIENT’S NAME. So we try to call them. For a week. Nothing. They did not answer or call back or anything. So I just had three fucking teeth pulled, one of which was literally decaying inside my mouth for a year, and no antibiotics for almost a week afterwards. To no one’s surprise, I got an infection in the area where one of my wisdom teeth was pulled. Constant pain, the wound was leaking a disgusting brown fluid that tasted so bad I thought I was going to vomit, and I could barely open my mouth enough to eat. So we go to the ER. I’m there for eight hours. 12am to 8am. The whole time my mouth tastes horrible, I’m delirious from lack of sleep, and I’m getting blood draws and IVs put in and CAT scans that aren’t helping with the fact that I feel like I can barely walk. Finally, my tests come back and the infection somehow hasn’t spread to the jaw bone, so they give me a stronger antibiotic and more painkillers. The end. I just can’t believe that this happened. All of this shit happened over the course of a full calendar year. 365 days of nerve pain and useless appointments and just being so damn tired. Doesn’t help that school just started and I now have Fs in almost all of my classes since I’ve missed so much. I’m just so angry. All of this could’ve been avoided had they just done their fucking jobs right. We’re never going back to that dentist’s office. If you live in northeast Ohio, stay the fuck away from Hudec Dental. They have no clue what they’re doing and will only make your situation worse. They are dangerously incompetent. Literally ruined a year of my life.

#not art #vent #cw gross

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