Ive had a horrendous day and I just want to cry.... now people coming round for dinner. ...

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All week Ive been battling an unbelievably painful tooth abscess, finally saw an emergency dentist Thursday and was put on super strong antibiotics. These are making me feel rubbish, I'm still in ridiculous pain, and today my period started. I've been on the verge of tears all day, after also a hellish week at work and children been so difficult all day. I want to sit in a corner, eat chocolate, drink wine and cry my eyes out. But instead we have a friend coming round for dinner, super excited at introducing his new girlfriend, so I've not the heart to cancel but sod it, aibu to get a take away.... ps I also look like a lopsided gerbil....

Can't you phone then to cancel?

Get a takeaway and drink lots of wine (unless you can't due to antibiotics). If it gets too much, feign more tooth pain/migrane and head to bed leaving your partner to entertain!

I think a nasty tooth abscess is a perfectly reasonable reason to cancel dinner plans!
Take care of yourself!

Just cancel !
blimey you sound very poorly
Ps be careful about wine if you are on Metronidazole - severe reaction !

God yes, get a takeaway. Personally, I'd cancel.

Can your DP cook?

I would cancel and a decent friend would be very understanding. I had an abscess this time last year and I wanted to cut off a limb to distract from the pain. Poor you!

I feel for you OP. This was actually me 3 weeks ago. Similarities are uncanny! Major dental infection (I was off work), up to the eyeballs on codeine, on amoxicillin and metronidazole, feeling awful and still in dreadful pain, period arrived early and I had friends due up for the weekend.

I didn't cancel but I wish I had. And actually they felt awful for being there when I was so unwell. I would honestly just cancel, it's not like you would even be able to eat anything yourself so your guests might feel uncomfortable in any case.

DH can cook but being a grumpy git and won't. I suggested cancelling he said we couldn't so I said take away would have to do. He is very much of the view I've just got to harden up. He's not normally an arse, actually normally very lovely, but today he has taken to the role of arse splendidly!!!

Oh I feel for you, I had one last week and it's the last thing I would need.

If you really feel you can't cancel I agree with the takeaway idea and slope off to bed as soon as possible.

I had my tooth out in the end. Yuck.

Yes I'm on metronidazole and codeine as well. Impacted wisdom tooth that is on emergency referral for removal but got to get abscess and infection gone first

Takeaway, lots of wine, explain about your tooth when guests arrive and hope for expect sympathy.

If I were your guests I'd think you'd been heroic.

In your shoes, I think I'd want to kick your husband hard in his goolies and then have a chat about "hardening up". Either he cooks or you get takeaway. Then turn in early if you need to. Anyone who was a decent friend would understand.

Just cancel and tell dh to stop being an arse. It will be really embarrassing for the new girlfriend when you obviously aren't well. Tooth infections make you feel utterly shit

but avoid the wine

Tell Dh to fuck off and cancel. Selfish tit.

if you are taking metronidazole for your tooth abscess alcohol is a big no no!

No wine with metronidazole! You will throw up spectacularly!

ahhh i see you are :( this is one ab that really doesn't mix with alcohol. It will make you really ill

I think I'd take myself off to bed and leave DH to it he didn't let me cancel. He's being a twat. I'm sure your friends will understand. They'll probably stay in and shag snuggle on the sofa

Cancel, and don't touch alcohol with those antibiotics, you will vom and vom and vom more.

Sounds absolutely grim.

DO NOT DRINK ALCOHOL with that ab.

To repeat the earlier poster's important warning. From the NHS website:

" Alcohol can interact with certain medicines.
In the case of Metronidazole:
this medicine interacts with alcohol
You must not drink any alcohol while you are taking this medicine and for at least two days after you stop taking this medicine."
www.nhs.uk/medicine-guides/pages/MedicineOverview.aspx?condition=Bacterial%20infections&medicine=Metronidazole&preparation=Metronidazole%20400mg%20tablets

NHS also warns about codeine plus alcohol:
"Taking opioid painkillers can cause drowsiness and low blood pressure (hypotension), and drinking alcohol while taking them will increase these effects. If you're affected, do not drink any alcohol while taking opioid painkillers."
www.nhs.uk/chq/pages/867.aspx?categoryid=73&subcategoryid=103

I would just go to bed tell DH to fuck off

Tell you DH that either he does the cooking or it is cancelled. In your state (been there) you just can't do it.

The other option is a takeaway if the guests would be happy with that.

Have some. , as dental infections are shitty. Pain like no other. Hope things improve soon.