Monday, November 9, 2020

A Dreaded Monday


I am not looking forward to today. I have to go in for a root canal. Actually, my dentist said he was going to start a root canal. The only other time I had a root canal, it was all done at once, so I am not sure what he meant. Either way, I don’t think this will be a pleasant experience. I don’t know how I even got an abscessed tooth. 

 

I hope, though, that this procedure will give me some relief. As you may know, I have been doing much better with my migraines since I had my first set of Botox injections. This weekend, however, has been a different story. I have had a migraine since Friday night. It became nearly unbearable Saturday night, and when I woke Sunday morning, I was in complete agony. Luckily, I had some migraine medicine to take Saturday night, but it was the last of my pills, so I had to get it refilled yesterday morning. I was able to take the pill and take a short nap, which relieved my headache tremendously. I still went to bed last night with a slight headache, but nothing on the scale of what I’d experienced over the weekend.

 

Since I have a dental appointment today, I doubt I will feel like working afterward. So, I took today as a sick day. I know that nobody likes to go to the dentist, but I really hate going. I always have difficulty breathing through my nose when my mouth is open and someone has their hands in my mouth. I feel like I am suffocating the whole time. Wish me luck that this will be quick and easy, though I suspect it won’t be. I dread this so much.

5 comments:

Jeremy Ryan said...

Good luck & hang in there!

Anonymous said...

Joe, we are all so sorry to learn of the challenges that you face today. Lets hope that all goes well. As Jeremy wrote, "Good luck!" Roderick

naturgesetz said...

By now, you are home from the dentist, no doubt. I hope it wasn't as bad as you feared.

Joe said...

Thanks everyone. It wasn’t as bad as I’d feared, but the Novocain has worn off and my mouth is a bit sore from the hour and a half procedure.

Anonymous said...

Hope you are well...I don't mind going to the dentist...I just hate it when the teeth cleaning person scapes with that hellish ice pick...I would rather have a root canal...I only had one and it was not that bad...I was expecting the worse...But it went well...Feel better...Those headaches...I had an employee who had them so bad she would take time off and lay in a dark room for a day...