Zen-Chan wrote:
Malc wrote:
So, if it doesn't go away before tomorrow, I'll probably see my doctor, but if it's a dentist that's needed, then I can't stand them, and probably can't afford one, so god knows what I'll do.
It sounds like it could be an infected root and as bad as the idea of the dentist may seem now, if that infection turns into an abscess on a back tooth, you're MUCH better off going now.
It's not that I'm scared of the dentist, it's that I really hate them, When I was a child, I had a really good dentist, but they started taking on social worker cases only, so I had to change dentists aged about 14/15, that dentist did so much crap to my teeth (and told me that I about 1/3rd of my teeth were still milk teeth, and that I had no replacements coming through) that didn't need doing it's untrue, but my parents told me I was being silly, then I moved out, and went to a different dentist, he was just rubbish and made stuff up, told me I needed something doing, I went to another dentist that had been recommended to me by a friend and they said that if I had listened to that other dentist I would have ended up paying through the nose for work that was not needed.
I think most of them are crooked, and want to do the least amount of work for the most amount of money, I guess I will end up going to one if needed, if I can find one that will take me. I've had root canal work in the past (from the recommended dentist) so know how painful those things can get, but unless I've blocked out the memory of the pain, this (when it comes) is much worse. Someone mentioned ear infection, and I'm sorta hoping it's that (my right ear has been quite sore recently too, but no way near as bad as this other pain)
Ah well, calling the doctors first thing in the morning, to make an appointment. I'll see what he has to say.
Malc