Anyone awake? Toothache

[Coffee62]

Hi all
I think I have a wisdom tooth coming through. It started as a mild ache yesterday morning when I woke but it’s gradually gotten worse and worse.
It’s now 3am, I have work tomorrow and haven’t slept a wink. The pain has become quite difficult to manage so I’ve taken ibuprofen.
The entire right hand side of my jaw is very painful, including what feels like the right hand side of my tongue and throat, and if I smile or open my mouth it’s worse. I don’t know if that’s normal or not for a wisdom tooth.

I’m debating calling in sick due to not getting any sleep either, and I’m thinking I need to get an emergency dentist appointment, but I’d feel bad calling in sick with this?! It seems minor but I feel miserable

Do you have a hot water bottle or ice pack? Something to help the pain. I hope you get to see the dentist asap.

It’s not minor. Toothache is one of the worst pains to deal with. I’d say you need the day off to get to a dentist and get back to bed. Unless you absolutely love your job- in which case you could go in very late after seeing someone and getting antibiotics. You can take paracetamol at the same time as ibru for greater pain relief. I hope you manage to get to a dentist tomorrow and start to feel better

Lord! Toothache pain is NOT minor. Its awful. Alternating cold/hot might help. As PP suggested. Try 111 ? Might they be able to get you an emergency appointment?

Thank you all. I suppose what I mean is, I never phone in sick to work so it feels unless my jaw is actually hanging off then I shouldn’t!
But I think I’m going to have to as I’m not getting any sleep and I do 12.5 hour shifts. I’m going to be miserable, plus when I phone my dentist at 8am for an emergency appointment I don’t know what time they’ll be able to see me. Even if it’s fairly early on, I don’t fancy turning up to work on no sleep (although done this many times before) and in awful pain!!

Don't stress about work. You're poorly. In pain. Sleep deprived. Ergo - don't go to work ! 🥰

Good luck getting an appointment.When they say 'bring your whole self to work' they don't mean this.

Very much hoping I’ll be able to be seen today, especially with the weekend coming up. I should be fine for work tomorrow. I won’t be going for a nap today as I don’t want to mess up my sleep schedule, I think I just need to see today through 🥲

Let us know how you get on 🥰

I’ve got an appointment at 10:15 which is good, but I feel like absolute death with having not slept and still in a lot of pain despite more ibuprofen. All I want to do is sleep! But I can’t even really do that when I get home, because I have work tomorrow so I don’t want to mess my sleep schedule up 🥲

I hope you manage to find some what’s wrong and start treatment. It’s good you got an early appointment. Good luck in half an hour

Pericoronitis for anyone who’s interested! Don’t need antibiotics but they gave the area a good clean and I’m to use Corsodyl daily for a few weeks. Hope that settles it down - currently getting relief from the pain as the right side of my face is totally numb from the anaesthetic from them cleaning it!

Oh bless you. What a NIGHTMARE. Thank goodness you saw the dentist. No antibiotics? What did the dentist suggest for pain relief? 🥰

You need poteen straight from the freezer to get through a night with toothache. Vodka will do if necessary

Hope you're doing OK 🥰