Pain and WalMart

For about a week now my one tooth has been hurting. It's broken off at the gum line and has been for several months. But it hasn't hurt me at all until just now. It's almost 6am here and I still haven't been to bed because I'm in too much pain. I've been living on aspirin and sleeping for four or five hours at a time, but it is getting worse and now I'm pretty sure it's infected. It hurts to touch my cheek. The whole right side of my head hurts, from my nose around to the back of my head. I have an appointment with my doctor on Tuesday and a dentist's appointment on Wednesday. I'm going to talk to my doctor on Tuesday and see if I need X-rays and an antibiotic.

So, while I was awake and not able to sleep, I decided to go to WalMart and do my grocery shopping. It was about 2:30am and it was great. There was almost no one else in there, although I was surprised by the number of people who were in there. The only problem was that they were doing major shelf stocking and they had palettes of stuff all over the place, so sometimes it was hard to get down an aisle, but other than that, it was fantastic. I may do my shopping in the wee hours more often.

Now, if I could only get some sleep. *sigh*

Pain and the ER

We have this clinic called Convenient Care in Oneonta. I was in so much pain that I called to make an appointment. Their ad in the Yellow Pages clearly states Same Day Appointment. They open at 9am. I called at 9:20. They had no appointments available for today. They had one for tomorrow, but I told them no. My head was throbbing, so I went to the ER.

It was great. I waited for about 10 minutes in the waiting room and about 5 minutes in the exam room. The doctor came in, looked at my tooth and wrote me a prescription for an antibiotic and some Vicodin. Now I'm a cappy hamper, a crappy hamster, a happy camper. Just call me Dr. House. This is the gooooooood stuff.

Whew! What a relief.

Another Bingo Challenge

merzibelle posted her card for Dark Fantasy Bingo earlier, and since the deadline is next June, I decided to sign up. Here is my card.

HEAVEN	WIND	SPELLS	LIFEMATES	WILDERNESS
MENTOR	SPIRITS	HAUNTED	MIND	MYSTERY
PARANOIA	ILLNESS	WILD CARD	WALKING DEAD	RAIN
MYSTIC	PRIMAL	ISOLATION	SECRETS	PARANORMAL
CAPTIVE	PARAPSYCHOLOGY	FEAR	PHOBIAS	SCIENTIST