Going to the dentist

Yay! I’ve managed to get an appointment to see my dentist today. Maybe I can finally get rid of this damn toothache! It is so frustrating!

Mind you though, it’s only an emergency appointment so he’s probably not going to be able to do anything about it yet. I know there isn’t a lot that can be done as the tooth needs to come out, but I can live in hope that he might be able to do it.

I’m just so fed up with constantly having toothache now. If I really thought that I could get it out myself then it would have come out already.

Oh well, will just have to see what happens later when I see him.

Tags: dentist, pain, toothache

Toothache

I’m not a happy bunny at the moment I’ve got major toothache coming from one of my teeth which is seriously knackered.

I’ve been having problems with it since before Christmas, and it keeps calming down for a while then flaring up again. I’m actually waiting to have the thing taken out because my dentist gave me three options for what to do with it.

1. Leave it as it is and put up with it
2. Pay an extortionate amount of money to have more tests done on it to see if they can find the actual cause of the issue and maybe fix it
3. Take it out 

I can’t put up with it, I don’t want to pay stupid money for a load of tests and probably end up having to have it out anyway, so it has to come out.

It is driving me crazy though as it has decided this week to flare up again and cause me nothing but grief. I wish the date for having it out would hurry up and get here!

I’m going to have to ring the dentist in the morning to see if there is any chance of bringing the appointment forward, although if they can then I’m going to need to be careful with when they bring it forward to as I have a busy week this week so am limited on time to get to the dentist, am around next week, but then the week after that I am on holiday. My current appointment is for the week after my holiday.

It really sucks though, because not only do I get bad toothache in the tooth concerned, but I get pain all along my upper and lower jaws as the pain reflects. I’m getting quite the expert in knowing when toothache is actual pain in an area or if it is reflected pain there and the problem is elsewhere - although its not difficult when you already know which tooth is the problem!

Tags: dentist, fed up, pain, toothache, unhappy

Shopping trolleys and bad knees don’t mix

It’s official, pushing a shopping trolley when you have a bad knee is not a good idea! It’s alright when the trolley is empty and you are going in a straight line. However, as soon as there is any weight in the trolley or you have to turn back on yourself it really wrecks

Having three peoples groceries in the trolley means that it gets heavy fast, and trying to shop in a packed supermarket means lots of having to turn back on yourself otherwise you can’t get out of the aisle that you are in.

The end result: By the time I got to the checkout I could barely walk with being in that much pain, so not a happy bunny. At least my car is an automatic, or I would have needed to abandon the car and get a taxi home as there is no way I would have been able to drive otherwise.

Tags: knee, pain, shopping

Crutches suck!

Been back to the ER clinic this morning. Been told that I am stuck with the crutches until I can manage to carry my weight properly on my knee.

It turns out that not only have a torn the cartilidge but I have also strained the ligaments in my knee. I’m not surprised it is sore!

I’ve been given an appointment to go and start having physio on it but it isn’t for a couple of weeks yet. I’m just dubious about it as I’m sure I’ve had physio on it before and it didn’t make any difference. They have said though that if this doesn’t work then they may need to operate. Of course I don’t particularly like that idea either, but if it puts it right then it would be worth it.

The good news is that because my car is an automatic they said that I can drive if I feel up to it. I’m probably gonna leave it another week though before I do just to be on the safe side.

Tags: crutches, knee, pain

So much pain!

Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!

I must have been utterly exhausted last night as tonight the pain from my knee is keeping me awake. It didn’t bother me at all last night once I went to bed. Of course, there are never painkillers by the bed, so it has just been an expedition to go get them from the kitchen. I’m just hoping that they kick in quick or it just won’t have been worth the effort needed for getting them.

How can one little old knackered knee cause so much pain? Surely you’d think that seeing as I have been hobbling around on crutches since I left the ER that I would be in less pain as it is being rested. I know now though why they were so keen to give me painkillers up at the ER to bring home. I’m starting to regret refusing them, but I have some here that I use and I have to be careful with painkillers as I am allergic to most of them. Again not something that is particularly useful!

Well guess I should try the sleep thing again. I might just have more luck this time!

Tags: knee, pain