Toothache: the prognosis+updates
Added 2019-10-03 05:34:28 +0000 UTCUPDATE #1: It's been over 12hrs since my checkup, and started on a few doses of antibiotics. Have to take 3 a day. Unfortunately it's not off to a good start.
Took a tab of the perscribed painkiller, Dicloran, but it's doing little. Still hurts enough to distract me from arting. The kind of I-sometimes-feel-my-heartbeat-in-teeth pain and I'd have to sit still for a few mins until it passes.
I can only take the painkiller with meals, have 9 tabs left and have to pace it out until the next appointment coming Thursday. Maybe it'll get better as I continue taking my medicine, cannot say for sure though.
As such, I'm not confident I can make the delivery on 5th, tomorrow, in my timezone.
Regrettably, I'm going to be extra late. Here is my thoughts on the situation:
- Something's going to happen next appointment. Either a root or a pull. That means MORE PAIN. So Im going to preemptively activate the pause. Resume in December. If by some miracle I heal quickly, I can always cancel the pause.
- I'll do what I can and deliver before the charging resumes. I know that's like 2 months, but within that time I can keep adding more arts. The current bunch of stuff is not very fulfilling, I feel I could do better.
Until whenever my condition improves, thank you for your patience.
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It's worse than I thought, I've already been forewarned abut a dark patch years ago, but I didn't know there was a SECOND decay on the other side, which I can't see in the mirror. Reason it didn't bother me as much as it should, over the years, is because the right side of my face is slightly numb and palsied. Would probably hurt a shit lot more in a regular fellow.
The lack of ARGHFFFFFSHIT pain meant I could ignore it much longer, not knowing it's worse than it feels.
So I've got 2 choices, either a root and a crown, or an extract and implant. Both costing roughly the same, both taking about the same 2+ months to complete. Both I can afford with enough saving.
For now, I have painkillers and antibiotics. Enough to tamp the pain and get shit done. I should be able to make delivery. on the 5th
I expect a 3rd pause for recovery.
Comments
I feel ya here. I had a cracked molar and ahd a crown put on to try and keep it. It was good for a year and a half before it got an infection. Got a root canal in hopes of taking care of it only to find it had broke and had to be extracted. 'yay* Now the molar on the right has developed a crack and needed a root canal. so far it looks good and I'll get a crown to save the tooth. If it gets bad IT will have to be extracted and I'll have to get an implant. Talk abour a major hit in the wallet.
David Ewell
2019-10-03 23:54:47 +0000 UTCFirst of all try not to get that impostor syndrome out of control. If anything you have been a very prolific author given the quality of the art you deliver. CONSTANTLY. Not only is your lineart "intense", your coloring is also detailed and on-point. Good luck. But try not to feel like you owe us tons of stuff for supporting you.
Simone Spinozzi
2019-10-03 18:37:13 +0000 UTCgood luck If you're set money-wise, and everything... I mean if you need any random donation, just ask, but otherwise good luck
Simone Spinozzi
2019-10-03 10:18:20 +0000 UTCKnowledge is like, half the battle! Sounds like it's gonna be at least a mild inconvenience later if not an outright suckitude, but heck yeah it sounds like a plan is coming together.
Taloverae
2019-10-03 05:45:02 +0000 UTC
