thanks girls. in the uk, we have a helpline we can call in an emergency called "nhs 24" - i called my dentists number last night to see when they open back up (monday!) and the answering machine directed you to nhs 24 - so i went through, manly for some advise on what i should be taking for pain relief, because i didn't like the idea of mixing tablets and overdosing (obviously!!lol)
anyway, the girl i spoke to advised me to start a routine of taking 2 paracetamol every 4 hours, and every 2 hours inbetween, take 1 cuprofen....and swivel lots of hot salty water around my mouth...so last night i done this...and the pain went away after the first 2-21/2 hours! i was able to eat!! and even open my mouth to have a look at my teeth....the tooth has defo cut, which is half the battle! So i went to bed last night thinking i might have a restful sleep? no such luck, but not the worst so far....went to bed about 2...knowing i HAD to sleep til at least half 3 as thats when my next tablets were due...slept til 6!woo hoo...but when i woke then, the pain was terrible! so been up since then clock watching for my next round of pain relief...its almost 11am right now, so i've taken my half 6, half 8 and half 10 does, as well as hot salty water...and the pain is still strong...booooo! i thought i had the cure last night! h2b was amazed at how much my mood had been lifted last night...i was feeling soooo sorry for myself all day! now its happening again!
just thought i'd give you girlies an update!
ooh, and thanks for letting me know about your experiences girlies - nice to know i'm not the only one suffering at this time of year! i really really hope i don't need to get teeth taken out, but i think i might need to, all my teeth are killing me, and it does feel crowded...but i suppose when your in this much pain it is going to!lol
maybe a bit of boxing day retail therapy will help!?