My Fillings Hurt



Most people may think that I have this title all wrong and I should correct the spelling. It's such an untruth. Several months ago I was eating popcorn and I bit down on a popcorn kernel on my right back molar. I removed the kernel and a part of my tooth. Initially I was thinking I'd be fine until my flex account was filled. Well, that was until I had some Grippos. At that very moment both I and my tooth knew that we needed some assistance. The seasonings at the bottom of that bag hit that tooth and all I could think of,  was how much Jesus loved me. That pain I'll never forget.

I go to the dentist and he tells me that he'll give me a temporary filling and if I don't have any problems then in two weeks he'd put a permanent filling in. It took all of one week for him to tell me that I needed to go to a specialist because I, Arlinda, will need a root canal.

 

In that waiting time I was finding methods to soothe the pain, Orajel, then a rotation of Ibuprofen and Tylenol. Oh, and stay away from cold foods and drinks. The one thing that I can say about this pain is that when it hurts, it hurts. I don't want to move and I don't want to cry. For the very first time in my life I have found pain that hurts too much for me to cry. I just inhale and exhale and wait for the pain meds to kick in. It's such a focused meditative moment. Don't say nothing to me. Just let me have myself for a moment. Which is really like 15 minutes because that's how long it takes for the meds to kick in. Though Tylenol Codine works quicker but I'm allergic and that's a whole nother story. Know what medicines work for you.

 

Ok. Back to the story.

 

 I honestly couldn't wait for the visit to the specialist. Well, at least that's how I felt at the onset.

My first visit to the specialist was unsuccessful but I can tell you that the dentist and her assistant were so nice and compassionate. We ended the visit with me getting her home number because she realized when she applied ice after attempts to numb the nerve several times that I was going to be a "different patient". Each time they applied the ice I thought, "Didn't y'all tell me nothing cold?" On the last attempt she said she'd given me the max numbing medication and if this didn't work I'd have to come back. So, I thought, maybe it's me. So I closed my eyes while listening to the new Jonathan McReynolds, I am such a fan now. I decide that if my eyes are closed then I wouldn't know when the ice was coming. I waited and her assistant applied the ice and yeah.... I'll be back and from what I hear I'm going to be very relaxed. Like real relaxed. lol

 

More to come in a couple of weeks. I pray that the next visit is a charm because my fillings hurt.