Today, I was given the ultimate ultimatum: either I suffer excruciating stomach pains and remain a hostage to the porcelain whirlpool goddess, or I stop taking pain medication and face the wrath of a raging infection in my jaw. FML
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Questions about your love life, a burnt turkey and the cousin who knows everything: Thanksgiving, a contact sport.
Today, I woke up to the most excruciating pain in my jaw. No dentist that takes my insurance has any openings, and the one doctor I can see to get antibiotics isn’t in. FML
Today, I have a tooth infection that's spread to my jaw and ear. It hurts so badly that I'm practically in tears. Today's also the day I found out I'm allergic to the medication I was prescribed. Everything hurts, I'm covered in hives, and I can't stop throwing up. FML
Today, after 6 dentist visits, 2 root canals, and $1,500 that I'll likely have to sell vital organs to pay, the agonizing tooth pain I've had for months is unrelenting. Apparently, shrugging and offering to experimentally yank all my bottom teeth is my smurf-shit of a dentist's actual plan. FML
Today, I was diagnosed with a severe bladder infection that has left me in excruciating pain. A month ago, I had an ovarian cyst rupture. A few weeks before that, I badly sprained my elbow. Before that, I had the flu. I think my body is mutinying one organ system at a time. FML
Today, I'm on opioids due to severe pelvic pain. Taking them makes me constipated and increases my pain, which leads to taking more painkillers. I can choose to be in agony and the possibility of pooping, or be in slightly less pain and completely bunged up. FML
Today, I crawled into my mom's room to tell her my stomach was in massive pain. She ended up throwing me out of the room while spraying me with Lysol. My appendix was about to burst and I needed surgery. FML
Today, during a routine visit to the dentist, she advised me to get root canal treatment done, to avoid any future pain. As we are traveling abroad where we won't have insurance, my husband is forcing me to get RCT within four days. I'm in so so much pain, life is hell. FML
Today, I either have to shit my brains out on the hour every hour like clockwork, or stop taking my medicine and go back to suffering debilitating PTSD. Regardless, I’m spending half of my day locked in a small space and unable to live freely. FML
Today, I missed my dentist appointment. I couldn't attend, because I was too busy puking my guts up due to a bad reaction to the pain medication I'm taking for my toothache. FML
Today, I got my wisdom teeth removed and took the pain medicine that the oral surgeon prescribed for me before bed. The pain actually did go away for the most part, until my stomach decided to betray me and make me throw up, forcing my jaw to open more than it could after surgery. FML
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DocBastard 40
Or option 3- go see a reputable factor who will treat the infection rather than just hurl a prescription for Vicodin at you like some two-bit hack. Jesus, I think some "doctors" get their MD degrees out of a ******* Cracker Jack box.
Doortje 30
You have to choose between an infection and a goddess? Tsk, you've got to be kidding me, what are you whining about?!
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ydi_4_suking 20
I say try to not eat anything. Or drink. And take the medication. Or ask for a different kind of medicine
all4pooh 4
There is not always more than 1 medication for everything
aubreybradt 9
There's about 30+ different pain medications though. OP is probably taking hydrocodone and it's making him nauseous. Common side effect for noobs. OP either get switched to a different although stronger med. or just keep taking the one you have now. the nausea goes away once your body gets used to the opiate
DRIEAM 0
what the hell?
LemonStarship 5
I think sitting on a toilet would be better then a raging jaw infection.
Doortje 30
You have to choose between an infection and a goddess? Tsk, you've got to be kidding me, what are you whining about?!
LemonStarship 5
I think sitting on a toilet would be better then a raging jaw infection.
DocBastard 40
Or option 3- go see a reputable factor who will treat the infection rather than just hurl a prescription for Vicodin at you like some two-bit hack. Jesus, I think some "doctors" get their MD degrees out of a ******* Cracker Jack box.
candymaker1 0
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I agree 100%....doctors don't know what the hell they're doing....make u wait for an hour for a 5 min diagnosis or its 'hhmm I don't know what it is..go to a specialist' I hate ******* doctors
McMan 23
Candymaker1 I don't know why you would hate ******* doctors, I mean even if they're bad in bed at least they're rich. :P
DocBastard 40
Candymaker, SOME doctors don't know what they're doing. That's why I went into a specialty. Primary care docs need to know too much about too much, so most end up knowing not enough about anything As for the wait, I make it a point to be punctual. However, emergencies happen, the 87 year old woman ahead of you may talk my ear off, or I may have stopped at McDonald's for a Big Mac Extra Value Meal just to piss you off. You'll never know.
ChibiChibi_fml 28
Did you consider the possibility that he's got the pain medication because it takes a while for the antibiotics or whatever that he's taking for the infection to work?
iliv2serv 0
I luv u docbastard ..OP Ur doc sucks-try meclizine and a full stomach, should help nausea and its OTC
InBetweenDreams 0
I had to read this a couple times to understand, who calls a toilet a porcelain whirlpool goddess?? LOL... Also, go to the doctor and tell them the side effects. They might give you different medication.
Neighbor_Mark 0
Don't take the painkillers. If you get the jaw infection, you won't be able to eat. If you don't eat, you don't shit. Perfect plan.
jdawgg92 1
What?
WiseGuy79 14
Changing meds seems to be a more viable option than your other two ****** up choices