A trip to the dentist

For give me if there are any typos or other issues with this post. I'm on my phone and using the blogger app for the first time.

For a few weeks the gap between two of my back molars has felt a bit odd. There was absolutely no pain or sensitivity so I didn't think anything of it. Until I bit down on a raw carrot yesterday and there was a tiny little shooting pain that made me go 'hmm, isn't that near the teeth that feel funny when I floss?'

I rang the dentist straight away. In the past I've always travelled the hour and a half back to my home down to visit the dentist there. But I know it can take a few weeks to get an appointment. So I thought I'd try the dentist at the medical centre where my Dr is. Luckily they could fit me in the next day. (And had a special on for a free check up and polish if you have private health insurance so I made my husband and appointment after work too!)

I went there today and she noticed the cavity straight away. It was between two teeth. I'm quite lucky with my teeth, apart from having braces as a kid, I've only ever had one large filling that required an injection. Unfortunately, that tooth that had previously had the large filling was one of the teeth involved in this new cavity.

I was a bit iffy with having X-rays as I'm currently in the tww, but as the dentist explained, it's best to get this fixed now.

So they did two X-rays and found another cavity on the other side. But I'll go back next week to have that one taken care of.

I'd skipped lunch due to the time of the appointment. I hadn't realized that I'd probably have a numb face and wouldn't be able to eat after my appointment. Bad mistake.

And then afterwards I got all creeped out by the numb face and did the only think I could think of. Call my mum. Who just went on to laugh at me! Thanks a lot mum!

Once the anesthetic started to wear off it was close to dinner time, so I cooked dinner and ate it before my husband got home. I just couldn't wait any longer. I was starving!

But it was after dinner and while it was my husbands turn at the dentist that my mouth started to hurt. I had hardly any pain before the filling! I didn't expect to be in pain afterwards!

I know this filling was deep. It was actually on the two molars and had eroded away at the tooth under the old filling. But I didn't expect my teeth involved to be in pain or sensitive. Nor did I expect my jaw to hurt from having to have my mouth open for so long.

I broke down and took two panadol tonight. Then I went to bed early. But after a few hours here I am, wide away. Apparently if I fall asleep before 10pm my body just thinks I'm napping and wakes up again, instead of sleeping the night through.

The panadol has worn off too. So I've taken two panadeine tablets. I don't like to take any pain killers in the tww but I don't see myself getting any sleep unless I do. Panadeine is paracetamol with codeine. It isn't prescription and I just buy it over the counter from the chemist. I really felt uneasy about taking it but the information leaflet says its fine to take during pregnancy so I figure it must be ok to take during the tww.

I'm probably being over cautious. We only had the opportunity once during my fertile period this month. And if previous months of every second day haven't worked, than I highly doubt once will be the trick.