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So I did it. I made it through my first root canal. And yes, it was not nearly as bad I thought it would be. Although it is not quite as long, I actually think getting fitted for a crown is more annoying than a root canal. When it was started, I wasn't quite numb enough so I had to get another shot and then the fun started all over again. The actual procedure of removing the nerves and filling the canals seemed to take no time. But when I was x-rayed half way through, it took the assistant 3 times to finally get an x-ray of my tooth with the full root area showing, because apparently I have some long ass teeth roots. And thanks to those long ass roots, I had to spend a little more time getting more filling put in the canals. Then the tooth was filled. And then my temporary crown was put back on. And then I was finally done! And $316 poorer!

I was afraid when they went in, that an infection or something would be found. Luckily there was no infection or abscess or necrosis or anything, but the nerves were apparently very inflamed. 

I was given an ibuprofen 600 pill to take before the numbness wore off and prescriptions for the same and for Vicodin. I still have ibuprofen 800 pills, so I probably won't bother to fill the 600 and I am definitely not filling the Vicodin (I have a horrible fear of opioids and addiction). I haven't even really had much pain. Occasional soreness but that's about it. And all of the cold sensitivity is gone. Woohoo! I am still afraid to chew even soft things on that side of my mouth, but I am also worrying that I am going to put too much stress on my other teeth and crack more.

Ugh

In less than 12 hours, tooth #30 will undergo root canal. Because the poor toof hasn't been through enough trauma. I hope to God the third time is the charm (by which I mean the third treatment- it's technically undergone 3 procedures already, but the first two were the same thing).

I also hope I am not making a huge mistake having this done before vacation.

I'm Ready, I'm Ready

Just woke up about 10 minutes ago with tooth pain. I took Motrin and it's subsiding, but good god I am ready for this damn root canal.

More Teefs Update

The tooth is still bothering me. Last night I spontaneously woke up at almost 1:30AM and my tooth was hurting. Not anything terribly serious, maybe a 3 or 4 on the VAS pain scale at the most, but annoying enough to make my climb out of bed and take a Motrin 800 (prescribed by my dentist before I went down the shore) and lay awake for a while, although I think my anxiety over the pain was keeping me awake more than the pain itself.

I called the office again today and was squeezed in at 1PM and was only in there for a few minutes before I was sent next door to an endodontic office. Where root canal was strongly recommended and I am scheduled to have done a week from today. And I am fucking bugging over it. I don't even think I am so much scared of the procedure itself as I am of the post-procedure part. All I know is I better not even THINK of googling root canal complications.

I also called the dental office because the gum around one of my upper molars is red and sore and I am panicking that I have an infection and/or abscess. I mentioned it repeatedly and it was not addressed once. In either office. And I am very anxious about it. I am anxious that my cracked tooth will get infected and/or develop an abscess before next Wednesday. I am worried either place will get so infected it will spread to my brain or blood. I am worried I will get an infection following the root canal. It just never stops.

And I never though I'd say this but I'd rather be worried about premature menopause right now.

FMT Part Infinity

So I have my temporary crown now....and it still hurts to chew on it. I don't know if the nerve is still just irritated from before and having my tooth drilled down to fit the crown or there is something going on that is not being caught. All I know is I am really freaking frustrated and am ready to get a pair of pliers and yank the damn tooth out myself. At this point I don't even care if I have to undergo root canal because I just want to be able to eat on that side of my mouth without pain. And preferably before I go away in a couple weeks!

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Two days without a manager. Three of my coworkers- the one who talks all the time about how she speaks her mind and then doesn't, the miserable hag, and my FWA- have already taken more than their allotted breaks both days (we're allowed 2 10 minute breaks).

I also just found out that my FWA is smoking again. Which is funny because I just listened to a spiel not that long ago of how when she got pregnant and quit she never had any desire to pick up a cigarette even after birthing out her brat and how she freaked out on her boyfriend's mother for smelling like smoke and holding the baby and blah blah blah (I tuned out after so long). But I guess if she doesn't smoke, she can't be one of the cool kids now, can she?

Had my cleaning today. The good news- no cavities! The bad news- as I said, my tooth hasn't been bothering me all that much lately....until today. I don't know what brought it on but after lunch, my tooth started to feel sore and continued to feel sore and was super sensitive to cold. It seems to have calmed down some but now I am really nervous. It's been a lot better, so why in the hell is it suddenly more painful then it's ever been? Now I am worried that I might have irreversible pulpitis. Thursday can't come soon enough. I hate that I have had to wait this long to have it done. I would have much rather have had it done sooner.

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So my boss is officially no longer my boss. This should be interesting from here on out.

Oh, and that Friday my FWA had to leave early for her "personal appointment"? She posted almost 100 pictures from the Franklin Institute on Facebook that day. Personal appointment? Sure. I hope to God when we get a new manager (if ever) that someone puts this stupid whore in her place.

One day she posted a picture of the baby eating cupcakes and wrote how much she loves her cupcakes and a little while later how much she loves her ice cream. One day her mother brought the baby in to work and my FWA gave her Pop-Tarts to eat. Another time she posted a picture of the baby eating a big lollipop. AND YOU WONDER WHY SHE DOESN'T SLEEP?! Bitch, you're on fucking WIC! Give her the healthy food you are supposed to be buying with it! JFC!

She told me Friday that she and her stupid boyfriend were taking the baby to Eagles training camp today. Exactly what interest will an almost 1 1/2 year old have in football practice?

It was nice to be able to go down the shore this year knowing that my days off were approved. It was a fairly nice trip. Minus my nephew's temper tantrums (and my sister's over his). I love him to death but good God, I FULLY understand where the term "terrible twos" comes from. I dread Myrtle Beach in a few weeks, because this time it won't just be my sister hollering at him, it will also be my brother-in-law losing his patience with him every 5 seconds.

Man, it was nice last Sunday knowing I didn't have to get up for work the next day. I still had to wake up early, but I didn't have to go to work!

I also have my teeth cleaning Tuesday and then have to go for my crown fitting on Thursday. Yay! And my tooth hasn't even been bothering me all that much lately. It still hurts if I stick a cotton swab in and bite down on it, but I have been able to chew food on that sign with no real pain. Which of course makes me nervous that I damaged the nerve.

While I was away, I was annoyed at being constipated so I decided to retry the Mira-Lax/Peri-Colace regimen again. It didn't help much, but it does seem to be working somewhat better. I have actually been able to go to the bathroom every day. I'm still feeling bloated but not quite as bad and since I have finally been able to go, I definitely feel a lot better than I did on Friday.

You know, I love visiting the Berry website, but I am starting to feel like everyone on that site is a future alcoholic. What is their obsession with booze? It's a little scary. Also, what is the obsession with Bill Murray on both that site and the Chive?

Song Of The Day

This song needs to be a lot longer than 2:51 minutes:

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Got Food Factory on right now (if FYI doesn't make up its mind soon of what days they're going to play this show, I am going to lose it) and they were discussing black forest cake earlier (made by the company with the hot son for VP). I really want black forest cake now.

Every time I have this station on, some new reality show is going to be premiering and every single one is just terrible. They have one on now called Chef vs. Kid and judging by the hundreds of commercials they play for it, every single person on the show looks like they are irritating beyond belief. Especially the one kid. He looks like a real little snot.

I had to go back to the dentist on Thursday for an update on my tooth and I am going to have to get a crown. Unfortunately I have to wait all the way until August 13th to get the damn thing done. Oh, and I also have my cleaning scheduled 2 days earlier so I'll be there twice in one week (they must be so sick of seeing my mug; the dental assistant joked with me the other day about reserving me a room there and/or putting me on their payroll). I'm going to be a nervous wreck until then. I am trying not to chew on that side but I also don't want to stress my other teeth as well, especially the crown I just had replaced. But I am absolutely terrified of doing damage to the nerve and ending up having to get root canal or ending up with an infection or whatever else can go wrong when something tooth-related isn't taken care of ASAP.

Man, I am so glad to be on vacation the next few days. I desperately need a break from my co-workers or else I think I'd punch them in the face. 

Random Thoughts

Man, I am really getting bad with keeping up on here. I've just become very disinterested in the internet lately. I still come on, but am not spending nearly as much time as I normally do. I have stopped visiting a lot of sites I normally go to simply because I am just bored with them and I am considering not visiting others anymore as well.

Because I wasn't about to be put in the same position as last year, a few weeks ago I sat down with my boss and discussed taking off a few days in August. And luckily she approved them, so I can actually go down the shore this year with my family and not have to feel like shit.

Well, minus the whole issue with my tooth. I went back last Thursday with continued pain upon chewing, I got shot up with Novocaine AGAIN, the filling was redone, and I thought maybe that was going to be it. Nope. Still had pain the next day. So I called the office the next day and kind of snapped out on the phone and got an appointment for Saturday. So I went Saturday, an x-ray was taken, more shit was drilled down, and my dentist told me if that didn't work, then it's likely the tooth has a crack and I'll need a crown. Which is what I have been suspecting all along. And it's still bothering me when I eat, so guess I'll be getting another crown.

I'm going to frigging lose my mind with 2 crowns. I better ask about the price of a night guard when I go Thursday before I end up with a mouth full of crowns from grinding my teeth .

Work is about to make me lose my mind. My coworkers are starting to really get under my skin. Yesterday my FWA emails me, whining that she requested a half day on Friday for a "personal appointment" and that our boss denied it due to insufficient PTO and she doesn't understand what the problem is since she doesn't have a PTO problem (no, no problem at all- that's why if she was to get fired tomorrow, she'd owe the company almost a whole week of PTO money) and that it's all because of our newest MA abusing her PTO and wah wah wah. I so badly wanted to write her back and tell her that I really didn't care. Then she tells me that our boss was going to discuss it with her boss (the one who denied me going down the shore last year). Today she emails me (God, why does she have to email me?!) and says that our boss's boss approved it. I wrote her back "Oh. Well that's nice!". My response was hemorrhaging sarcasm, which went right over her stupid head. No matter what, that little bitch always ends up getting her way somehow, doesn't she? God, she is such an insufferable little twat. I want to punch her so hard.

When I went to the gyno in February, the doctor suggested a regimen of Miralax and Sennokot-S to treat my constipation issues. I've been putting it off and finally decided to try it this week. Two days in to it, I am so bloated and full of gas (sorry) I want to scream. Guess I'll be discontinuing this regimen soon. Or stick with it a few more days to see if my body adjusts. I have no idea what to do. Why can I not just find one damn regimen that works properly?