#tooth pain rant

[scenicphoenix]

I’m gonna start tagging these tooth pain rant and toothache rant if you want to skip them lol-

You know I’m starting to think one of the main reasons diabetics have worse dental health is because a lot of dentists refuse to work on diabetics with hard to maintain blood sugar levels (and probably very likely diabetics in general)

Like yeah there is things like chronic dry mouth. There’s also that dentists actually refuse to even just clean or look at our teeth because we are supposedly higher risk for infection. And sure we probably are, but I think you should learn how to work with patients who are higher risk and harder to work with instead of outright denying them services important to their health

You are worried I’ll get an infection? The tooth that has been hurting probably IS infected already. Damned if you do, damned if you don’t. Clean and fix my goddamned teeth

[mylittleponyauprompts]

I may be a bit quiet on here for a bit, I have been having problems with tooth pain that I need to get figured out. And if anybody’s had a toothache I’m sure you can understand it’s a bit hard to concentrate on writing while it feels like you’re being physically tortured by your face

Small rant under the read more

I’m also at a disadvantage when it comes to getting my teeth looked at, dentists don’t like working on diabetics with hard to maintain blood sugar. Which diabetics have a harder time with dental health to begin with, so you think they’d be more vigilant about diabetics dental care. I just think it’s frustrating, the common response is higher infection rates but what if the tooth that’s hurting is infected? Are diabetics with hard to maintain blood sugar just expected to die from teeth infections and have all their teeth decay because dentists refuse to even clean them?

I’m sorry about the rant on the pony blog but I’ve been in pain the last couple days and I’m pretty frustrated about how the health system works.

[thasorns-archive]

ibuprofen my beloved I love you so much rn

[laurelslegacy]

Tooth extracted today…

I’m apparently a mutant with more nerves in my mouth than most humans and I broke the dentist chair because I could FEEL the extraction taking place.

Least I didn’t move.

[olessan]

I love the fact that I can work as hard as I can manage with a broken tooth and a dying tooth (one on each side, I've been chewing on the cavity for a year) and I still cannot save even $10 towards getting dental treatment (2 impacted wisdom teeth, + tooth broken off under the gum, + bad cavity) because I barely make enough to cover my food and board and the insane energy bill

[zevrans-remade]

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[jillvalendyke]

i have a tooth infection and i've been in severe pain for the last two days and i just cant just do this anymore. i have never actively wished to die more than now. for the love of god i just want it to stop. i cant eat. i cant sleep. this is actual hell.

[nystiaa]

Welp either I've finally caught covid or I got the flu again. Which sucks, I feel so rough. The only covid tests I have are out of date and only pick up the old variant, so despite it coming up negative, that might mean nothing

On top of all that my wisdom tooth pain has come back full swing after about 2 weeks of barely having any pain, which was glorious. ANNDDD to top it all of I got bad period cramps today

My body is crying and meds aren't working

[baekuras]

literally crying waiting in the dentist office because our region wide chef basically acted like i am stupid and unwilling to work after 3 weeks of me being in pain which is now at it's peak

I have a literally open wisdom tooth and a headache on the other side that's also stabbing me open with pain-add to that the brainfog bc uh pain and general nausea

and his first question it to ask me if i hadnt considered taking painkillers

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OH NO SORRY YOU OH SO WISE MAN I HADNT CONSIDERED DOING SO FOR THE PAST 2 WEEKS I WILL RETURN TO WORK IMMEDIATELY APOLOGIES YOUR MAJESTY

he was upset i dared leave work AFTER finishing everything for the ppl who had appointments today because I hadnt done enough apparently

only the complicated things no one else can or will do (: which was the only reason i even came in in the first place because otherwise I'd have gone to the doctor asap and left my coworkers to bathe the bs storm out (:

[scarlettriot]

If people would like to leave me fluffy things in my ask box, I’d really appreciate it 🥺 It’s been the Monday-like Monday in a long time and it’s not even 10 AM.

[scenicphoenix]

This tooth pain is fucking up my pain scale. I’m going “is a headache painkiller worthy? I’m not squirming in agony or moaning in pain, so clearly my ibuprofen could be put to better use”

[sheerioswifties]

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[thesebright-lights]

Got my wisdom teeth out a month ago and the other day it turned into an infection with an abscess. I got some antibiotics from a doctor yesterday but my oral surgeon doesn’t even take calls on weekends, so I have to try to book an appointment tomorrow. Was looking at wisdom teeth subs on Reddit to hopefully find some advice and in usual Reddit fashion all I saw people claiming they were in the worst pain ever (which is probably true for some folks but if you know Reddit medical subs you probably know what I mean. I've seen people on there claim leg cramps are more painful than giving birth lol) but unfortunately there was no advice so I guess I'll just hope it doesn’t get worse

[puddlebrigade]

Hey, Instacart might be price gouging SNAP/WIC items but I am ailing and cant crunch the numbers

made it through to the other side of my pre-grocery store edible. a quart of cookiedough oreo ice cream and a banh mi later I am still in tooth pain. its like a fourth wall moment in my sapience. like the tooth pain is so intense and present that lidocaine applied directly to it doesnt make it go away; the numbing agent tinges the pain a different color to a less intense hue. there's nagging pain that I feel in joints that goes away with rest and elevation but this is literally a nerve exposed to the air or something. fuck insurance companies also for make vision and dental separate actually. and fuck instacart for price gouging SNAP eligible foods

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i actually got so mad at price gouging actually I did algebra carte blanche in the store aisles while having deeply upsetting tooth/nerve pain

[clarityvisions]

I got my wisdom teeth SURGICALLY removed. My dad is a total piece of shit. Instead of comforting me, he laughed at my swollen face, asking, "Does it still hurt?" You stupid ignorant MOTHERFUCKER if you KNEW how self-conscious it makes me feel going out looking like a God damn BOTCHED surgery experiment. I wish my dad was a mute. Like, please, God take away his voice because all he does is spread cruelty! I hate that man. He is so blind and emotionally unintelligent that it's sickening. I HATE MY DAD!!!!!!

[tealeavesandthorns]

//I'm supposed to be at the cinema with my friend tonight to see poor things but... like I have a bad head, but Mark ruffalo... but pain, im also still in pain....