Your nerve is dying

I had a dentist appointment today

I have been having some discomfort on one of the molars on the left side of my mouth

I had asked my dentist about it before when I went in for my 6 month cleaning

And all he said to me was:

"Well, I don't see any cavities, so we're just not going to do anything"

Those probably weren't his exact words, but that's essentially what he said

So I left and tried to ignore the throbbing pain that occurred any time I chewed on that side, swallowed any sort of liquid on that side, even touched my gum with my finger

So I finally gave up and set up another appointment

I went in expecting...well, I don't really know what I was expecting

The furthest thing from my mind was a root canal

But lucky me, that is what I received

*sigh*

It was not fun

Ever since I got my wisdom tooth (yes, only one) out, I have not been able to open my mouth very wide

And the longer I hold it open, the more it hurts

So by the time I was done with my appointment, I was exhausted, my mouth hurt and was tired

And I did not want to talk

Any more

At all

Or eat

Ever again

It's a pretty good diet program, but one I would never willingly do

Boyfriend and I were going to go out to eat tonight for his birthday yesterday

But I vetoed that for a few days

I have to go back on the 19th to finish up the dental work

And I am oh so excited

But at least I won't be in pain anymore

Mr. Dentist said to me "There's a lot of blood coming out of this, which means it was really infected. It must have been causing you lots of pain"

All I wanted to say was "Yeah...which is why I asked about it last month"

But I didn't because I like my dentist

He's a really nice guy

I just hope next time he'll listen to me

I'm sorry this is so random tonight

And everywhere at once

I'm just a little bit out of it

I'm going to go to bed early

But first I must go find some pain pills and put my heating pad back on my jaw

May you all have less teeth problems than I do right now

Sayonara