Eek.
So I got three cavities filled four weeks ago... following proper procedure to take care of any needed dental work during my second trimester of pregnancy.
Within hours of my face regaining feeling, one of teeth was achey. Evey website I visited told me that having a large cavity drilled and capped can leave the root sensitive and cause a little pain for anywhere for a few days to a few weeks after the filling, which will eventually cease. For that reason, I waited... and waited. The pain subsided slightly, but then came back with a vengeance at about 130am this past Monday morning. I don't think I've really slept since. My mouth throbs constantly... I can barely tell from which tooth the pain is originating anymore. It hurts to chew, it hurts to smoke, it hurts to talk and it hurts just to breath. This is a pain so intense I can't concentrate on anything other than its existence and would do anything to rid myself of it.
So I started looking Monday afternoon for 'at home remedies' to ease the pain until I can get it looked at... salt, tea bags, lemon rinds, ice packs, drinking water... everyone had an answer... and when everyone has a different solution to a problem, you can almost be guaranteed that none of them will work. That's what I came into. I have coated my sore tooth in salt, rinsed with salt water, slept with an ice pack under my cheek, and followed every other piece of advice and can't seem to get a moment of peace from this pain. The only thing I have found to work is holding Listerine in my mouth in that area for a while. This helps to burn the pain away for a very brief period of time.
Being pregnant, pain killers are for the most part out of the question. I am allowed Tylenol, but apparently the powers of Tylenol are futile against this pain. I'm starting to think there is infection involved as well, since I woke up feverish this morning and sick to my stomach. Luckily that feeling passed by early afternoon. I have given up on Tylenol almost altogether... safe as they say it may be when pregnant, I'm sure I'm not supposed to be popping it like candy. I'm also sure it's not good for me to be in this much pain and not able to sleep for three straight days, so I broke down and made an appointment to go back to the dentist tomorrow morning, bright and early. Wishing I could go now, and maybe get some sleep tonight, but alas... I must wait.
It makes me wonder though... yes, this was apparently a big cavity, and yes, it was sensitive to hot and cold... but no... it NEVER hurt this bad. I rarely ever felt the tooth until after the cavity was drilled out and then filled in, and have been in at least mild pain/discomfort ever since. I chose to get it filled knowing I should avoid dental work in my final trimester and alas, I'm now feeling like I would have been better off to let it wait until the baby was born and deal with it then. At least then, when the filling caused an abscess, I'd be on maternity leave and have more time at my disposal to deal with such things. As it is, we're moving this week and I haven't been near as productive when not at work as I would otherwise have liked. Right now all I want to do is go home and soak my face in ice and try to get a wink of sleep before the throbbing commences.
Wish me luck everyone... Trinity isn't enjoying the pain her mother is in now. By this time tomorrow she and I should be all better, and hopefully not by losing a tooth in the process... eek... I kinda need this one.
8.17.2011
8.01.2011
Weekend Excitement - Cubs/Cards
We got to go see our Cub/Cards game at Busch Stadium last night. Thankfully for me, the Cubs won! I don't get to see that very often so it was a wonderful change of pace.
I was awesome this weekend and got my homework all done before I crashed Saturday night, so we were able to leave early and spend the day in St. Louis before the game. It was a nice little get-away from our normal routine and all the craziness of being pregnant, working all the time, going to school and trying to arrange our move in the upcoming weeks.
Despite some extremely slow construction zones (does cutting to one lane from two REALLY mean that everyone must come to a complete stand still and drive stop/start at 5 miles an hour through the zone?), we made it there in about three hours. We did lunch at Lions Choice - an absolute must for Trent every time we happen to be in St. Louis. The menu there is fairly simple - Roast Beef sandwiches and fries for the most part - but he refers to it as 'like Arby's on crack'... and I admit, the roast beef sandwiches are pretty darn good (next time I'll ask for no season salt - that was a bit much), but delicious.
From there we found our way to the St. Louis Zoo. I'd never been, so I thought it would be nice to check it out, and Trent was a good sport about hanging out in the heat/humidity with me and checking it out. We only had a little less than two hours there, but we made due with the time we had and saw as much as possible. I can't say I didn't get any excersize for the day at least... If you didn't want to spend the $12.00 for parking, the option was to walk a heck of a long way to get into the zoo, and then of course, walking the spanse of a huge zoo to try and see everything we (I) wanted to. Luckily, it didn't feel near so hot as we expected and we managed to enjoy every minute of it. It makes me think more and more of the baby in my tummy and how awesome it will be when she gets old enough to enjoy adventures of that nature with us!
My favorites at the zoo are the penguins and the monkeys... they are adorable. I am sure Trinity will love them as much as I do. I wonder if I can get her a pet tamarin monkey... :) I know I'd like one.
From the zoo, we made our way back downtown and sought out are parking for the game. We got there early enough that Trent could enjoy a beer at a nearby tavern for only $5.00 instead of the $8.00/each inside the stadium and then we wandered around the stadium for an hour, admiring all the possible views and finding our own seats with the best possible view (Right behind home plate!!!). We did a dinner of junk food at the game - can't beat that, and watched as the Cubs regained a little respect for the series and won the game! I needed that victory.
After a few more drinks at the tavern across from the stadium, we decided traffic was better and it was time to make our way home (this being 11pm already). Since I was the sober one, I was left with the task of driving us, and unfortunately, our GPS took us in a big circle three times before we fought her directions and found our own way to the bridge she swore we were on when we weren't. She asked me twice to take a right, directly into the river... which I upset her greatly by not following those instructions. As always though, once we got to where we knew our way, the GPS chick got her bearings and led us home safely. I only had to fight myself to stay awake a few times on the drive, and pulled us into our driveway safely at about 2:20 am this morning. I did feel bad for Trent having to be at work bright and early, but I at least got to sleep in a bit. :)
Cost for the day? $207 for the tickets. $44 in gas money. $11 for breakfast/morning road snacks/waters along the way. $18 for lunch at Lions Choice. Zoo - absolutely free except $3 for water. $15 for parking at game. $18 for before and after drinks at bar. $80 for drinks at the game. $24 for food at the game. = $420 (and you expected me to say priceless... ha...)
All in all a good day though.
I was awesome this weekend and got my homework all done before I crashed Saturday night, so we were able to leave early and spend the day in St. Louis before the game. It was a nice little get-away from our normal routine and all the craziness of being pregnant, working all the time, going to school and trying to arrange our move in the upcoming weeks.
Despite some extremely slow construction zones (does cutting to one lane from two REALLY mean that everyone must come to a complete stand still and drive stop/start at 5 miles an hour through the zone?), we made it there in about three hours. We did lunch at Lions Choice - an absolute must for Trent every time we happen to be in St. Louis. The menu there is fairly simple - Roast Beef sandwiches and fries for the most part - but he refers to it as 'like Arby's on crack'... and I admit, the roast beef sandwiches are pretty darn good (next time I'll ask for no season salt - that was a bit much), but delicious.
From there we found our way to the St. Louis Zoo. I'd never been, so I thought it would be nice to check it out, and Trent was a good sport about hanging out in the heat/humidity with me and checking it out. We only had a little less than two hours there, but we made due with the time we had and saw as much as possible. I can't say I didn't get any excersize for the day at least... If you didn't want to spend the $12.00 for parking, the option was to walk a heck of a long way to get into the zoo, and then of course, walking the spanse of a huge zoo to try and see everything we (I) wanted to. Luckily, it didn't feel near so hot as we expected and we managed to enjoy every minute of it. It makes me think more and more of the baby in my tummy and how awesome it will be when she gets old enough to enjoy adventures of that nature with us!
My favorites at the zoo are the penguins and the monkeys... they are adorable. I am sure Trinity will love them as much as I do. I wonder if I can get her a pet tamarin monkey... :) I know I'd like one.
From the zoo, we made our way back downtown and sought out are parking for the game. We got there early enough that Trent could enjoy a beer at a nearby tavern for only $5.00 instead of the $8.00/each inside the stadium and then we wandered around the stadium for an hour, admiring all the possible views and finding our own seats with the best possible view (Right behind home plate!!!). We did a dinner of junk food at the game - can't beat that, and watched as the Cubs regained a little respect for the series and won the game! I needed that victory.
After a few more drinks at the tavern across from the stadium, we decided traffic was better and it was time to make our way home (this being 11pm already). Since I was the sober one, I was left with the task of driving us, and unfortunately, our GPS took us in a big circle three times before we fought her directions and found our own way to the bridge she swore we were on when we weren't. She asked me twice to take a right, directly into the river... which I upset her greatly by not following those instructions. As always though, once we got to where we knew our way, the GPS chick got her bearings and led us home safely. I only had to fight myself to stay awake a few times on the drive, and pulled us into our driveway safely at about 2:20 am this morning. I did feel bad for Trent having to be at work bright and early, but I at least got to sleep in a bit. :)
Cost for the day? $207 for the tickets. $44 in gas money. $11 for breakfast/morning road snacks/waters along the way. $18 for lunch at Lions Choice. Zoo - absolutely free except $3 for water. $15 for parking at game. $18 for before and after drinks at bar. $80 for drinks at the game. $24 for food at the game. = $420 (and you expected me to say priceless... ha...)
All in all a good day though.
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