General chit chat

I've been woken up by this tooth. . . gum . . . my mouth. I think I may have found the last living nerve left in my teeth! as clove oil is the only thing that's helped. I've joined a dental plan called Smile, I've just been waiting for the card to arrive. I think tomorrow I'll just have to go into the library and print the receipt out, if I've read things right, I can use it as a temporary card.

This is when I feel my lonliest, in the middle of the night, in pain.

But I think I have dulled it enough that I think I should try and get back to sleep now, I hope this doesn't muck with my sleep pattern. I hope I can figure out how to get to the dentist tomorrow. I wish I had someone tohelp me.

This is not an adult way of going about things. There are times I can't deny, even to myself, that there's something wrong with me.

Only just found this post, Niqua. Love to you. May your pain ease and you be back to sleep. ox

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Good Morning Mazy @Mazarita,

Thank-you for your love, I was feeling pretty 'Woa is me' although my mouth didn't bother me again through the night, but I couldn't even have a smoke when it happened - boy was I a mess! And it's still ok now, {sore but handle-able} but I'll go and try to do something about it, because it's Friday and the Dentist will likely be closed over the weekend. It's Friday! . . . you should think about singing in the shower! 😄

I think I'll get going now, try and drag myself into some clothes and into the library, I need to get movies too. I'm not looking forward to this, his needle hurt last time - but nothing like the pain last night. I'll have no back teeth on the bottom - I guess I'm stuck with soft foods, but then one lonely sore back tooth wasn't helping anyway.

Sorry I'm a bit of a downer, I haven't felt this weight of tiredness for a while - there's this weird part of me that likes it . . . I don't want to go there!

Hoping your sleeping as I think you were 'up' for a bit last night.

Streaming lots of love

Niqua

Streaming lots of love back to you, Niqua.

Good to know you are heading to the dentist today, and to the library to get movies. Thanks for the reminder of the shower. I too am very tired this morning so maybe later.

Never any need to apologise for being on a downer. It's not surprising you feel so tired after being woken by intense dental pain. In some way, I relate to the part of you that likes the tiredness. I had a bad headache late last evening and the rest of the night too, which is the main thing that has kept me from sleep. That and coughing still driving me mad when I recline. Somehow I managed to get a couple of hours flat out diagonally across the bed where I eventually found myself finally lying down in exhaustion.

I feel we mourn lost teeth. Remember the tooth fairy?

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I've connected the stream directly to my heart @Mazarita I'm dressed and ready to go. I've put the 'tempory card' on a usb stick so I can print it out while I'm at the library {I hope} and I've found the 'treatment plan' they gave me last time I was there - I really did intend to go in and get it done, I was just waiting for the actual card to come in the mail. I'm not brushing my teeth, I'm smoking while I can, I'm on coffee number 2 and I know they don't like you using clove oil - so I'm not goig to be a preferred patient. I also 'fell apart' when I was there last time, it's likely to be worse this time, I'm really not looking forward to this. I've just got to do it and then it'll be done.

Sorry about your headache and your cough . . . suck on that ventilator! Maybe put extra pillows on your bed? I remember the tooth-fairy as I did that for my child - leaving a coin in the glass of water I'd get them to put their tooth in 🙂 and normally a trail of glitter leading to a new toothbrush and a tube of paste that had a fancy lable (we usually got no-brand stuff).

I'm nervous Maz, fancy that, sabotaging myself - sitting here having a coffee and a smoke when I know I should be going. It's not screaming like it did, but the gum around it is particularly sore - probably the clove oil, it blisters things up.

You know, all the people that have made it obvious that they think I 'make up' my behaviours - I'd like to see them go through the pain I felt last night, and yet still have to fight themselves to get out and actually do something to help it.

Love you Maz

Sending that love down the line to you while you are going through this, Niqua. @Former-Member Thinking of you.

Gidday Mazy,

I'm back, it's done . . . phew 🙂 I got 3 needles this time!!! But it's all good, 'cause I didn't feel a thing and it'll stay numb for ages 🙂 . . . from pretty well the top of my head to pretty much the base of my neck - so the right side of my head, but both my eyes are still blinking this time 😄 Got a bit brave this time and mentioned my anxiety and that what appeared like crying was just a reaction, it seemed to help as I didn't do it as much, nor did I shake as bad. I have to go to the city for a special x-ray, I think maybe he's doing it to try and help me save some money, as it will do my whole mouth in one shot, then make another appointment for other stuff that needs doing. It might have to wait a while, I can work on getting the x-ray done, with my medicare card it's free; but I found out today to be able to pay the dentist off it has to be over $800, and with my smile dental plan the new quote for the treatment they want to do, was just under $700.

Hope your headaches a bit better and I made a bit of an oops in my last post - I meant to take more of your ventilin - I don't wish you on a ventilator!! 😄

Streaming the love @Mazarita

Niqua

Niqua, you sound so much better now. You are a champion, my friend.

Great that you mentioned your anxiety and that it helped.

I made that same mistake in one of my posts about ventilator instead of inhaler. Woops, don't want that, no.

Hope you have a relaxed night now with the dogs and hopefully some movies. 🙂 ox

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Hello Mazy @Mazarita,

Have you had a snooze today? Maybe a nice hot shower would help? The steam might help that cough too? {I'm using friend privileges to nag just gently 😉 . . . seeing as I'm a champion :D}

It's a touch early for movies for me, but I think I'm going to feed the critters and do just that! The young fellas going to miss out on a walk today - I'm just not quite up to it today.

Hope your grabbing a rubber ducky and a pillow 🙂

Niqua