My Poor Face

Hope the antibiotics are kicking in this morning.

Oh dear, hopehope, horrid thing to be dealing with. My dentist recommended ibuprofen with a glass of wine to aid sleep. Not sure it's an official approach but it does seem to help. Tooth problems are miserable, hoping it settles today as the antibiotics take effect.

Sorry to hear you are suffering such discomfort with your teeth Hopehope and that the painkillers do their job soon.

Wishing you sleep Hopehope .... teeth - they are the devil's work ....??

I do hope you feel better soon ....

Poor you Hopehope. I have been lucky with my teeth till recently when some have started to remind me how old they are! A few years back I broke one and had to have a crown. Then I had to have a 'one tooth' denture which I absolutely hated!! This was replaced by a bridge which I could ill afford but was a great relief!

I dread the denture stage and like you feel down at the thought. My mother had all her teeth removed and replaced with dentures which seemed to be the 'fashion' at that time. I was almost phobic about that pink plastic when she took them out and still am traumatised about the time I had to take them to a technician when a tooth broke off. It was cheaper for me to take them as I was half fare on the bus but I insisted on them being placed in the bottom of a large carrier bag. I had to hand the technician the bag as I could not touch them.

I hope that your pain and swelling soon subside and that things work out for you. From babies in pain cutting teeth, through losing baby teeth, to pain and crumbling in old age teeth surely have the most design faults! There is a fortune to be made for someone who can genetically engineer new ones.

Good luck.