to have considered pulling my own tooth?

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Got severe toothache. Can't get to a dentist. Can't take decent painkillers as am breastfeeding. Called 111 6 times since the 16th, no dentists available. Phoned every dentist in my city. I can't look after my son properly. I'm a lone parent who just left an abusive relationship. I'm anxious and depressed and can't cope anymore with this pain. I need help. I even thought about just pulling my tooth out (worked out it's pretty much impossible as it's at the back) but that's how awful the pain is. I don't know what to do. If you had this much pain anywhere else in your body you would be in a&e. I feel like smashing my face against a wall just to distract from the tooth pain.

WWYD if you were me?

Go to a and e

Don’t waste your time at a and e. They won’t give af. If you can hang on till the morning you should have an emergency dentist that opens on sundays and holidays only. That’s where I tend to go when I’m desperate, which is often as my teeth are knackered. There must be one in your area!

Roz I've tried phoning every day for almost 2 weeks. There's nothing. They book up within 5 minutes. I even went to one in the morning to queue but by the time I got to the desk they were booked up.

Or go private and put it on a credit card if you have one. I totally sympathise because I have been there a few times and I have 3 disabled kids to look after. It’s hell.

Where abouts are you? Most hospitals with a dental teaching dept will take walk in patients.

Where do you live? Mumsnetters are pretty great at finding stuff, I bet someone will know where you can go.

I can't afford private. I'm in debt and on maternity leave on zero pay and have just left a financially abusive relationship. I have nothing. I'm at rock bottom. I genuinely can't cope with this

The one in Hull is good. Idk where you are. My face swelled up with infection once and I was still given short shrift at a&e. Another time I’d overdone codeine and was really sick. Had to be rehydrated and they were still horrible. It’s such a nightmare. Toothache just gets disregarded and I don’t understand why.

I'm in agony. I have been in constant agony for nearly two weeks . I've had enough. I just want the pain gone

Where are you? Is there a dental hospital in your nearest city?

There's a dental hospital. I put myself on the cancellation list on Friday because they are booked up.

www.nhs.uk/common-health-questions/dental-health/how-can-i-access-an-nhs-dentist-in-an-emergency-or-out-of-hours/

If you can get to a pharmacy and get some Oil of Cloves it might help until you can get to the dentist. Put a drop on your finger and put it right on the tooth that hurts.

Where are you OP? We have quite a few NHS dentists taking on here.

If not would a family lend you a bit to see a private dentist in the mean time, just to get rid of the pain? I know I would help a family member out. Toothache is the worst.

I'm in East of England. Apparently there is a dental crisis here. On phone to 111 again.

That's a shame we are in Staffs. Have you got a local Facebook group to ask on?, there are always people asking for dentists on ours.

Good luck with 111.

I've given up. I'm going to get some co codamol and just stop breastfeeding. I will have to express and my son will have to have formula. Soonest appointment I can get is the 9th. Such a joke

How old is your son? I’ve been prescribed cocodamol and dihydrocodeine while breastfeeding before. BFN factsheets on painkillers and breastfeeding are good.

He's 9 months. My neighbour smokes weed. God it's tempting

You don't need to stop breastfeeding at 9 months to take co codamol OP

Paramol is better though

Really? Gp said definitely don't take it as it can make baby drowsy

Is there a walk in (urgent care) centre nearby as they can refer you to an emergency dentist.

You can take co-codamol when you're breastfeeding, OP.

Ring 111. There is always an emergency NHS dentist available.

There really isn't always an emergency dentist available