I am a train wreck. I thought I was responsible by planning my dental work TWO WHOLE WEEKS before midterms, in case my mouth hurt afterward.

The universe had other ideas: a thread

I finally have dental insurance, so I went in to get a temporary crown. Incidentally, I had a cavity on the opposite side, so she filled it. NBD, right? WRONG. So wrong.

Since my mouth was numb on both sides, my bite was off. I left my appointment feeling fine, but by a week later, I was in AGONY. Since I had a follow-up scheduled for the permanent crown, I decided to tough it out and alternate Tylenol with ibuprofen to manage the pain.

I went for my follow-up and got the tooth “fixed,” but the joke is on me because the ligaments under my tooth are bruised, so it’s not going to feel better for a while. Mind you, this whooooole time, I’m not eating much because my mouth hurts, and I’m still taking NSAIDs.

Fast forward to Tuesday: I go to bed with a toothache... and wake up at 3 AM with the WORST abdominal pain. I called my doctor the next morning, and it’s gastritis from the NSAIDs for the tooth... that still hurts... that I can no longer take ibuprofen for

Meanwhile, I had 4 midterms this week. Idk what the point of this thread is. I just need to complain.

As soon as my stomach stops hurting, my tooth hurts. And soon as my tooth stops hurting, my stomach hurts.

And I swear to BOB, if I dont at least lose a couple of pounds from this, I’ll be so salty. This SUCKS.

Carry on.