so, I had a tooth pulled last week. it broke over a year ago and was starting to hurt.... so I bravely got an emergency dental appointment at a clinic..cause I am poor.... they did x-rays and found... that it was badly decayed and needed to come out... they pulled it while I was awake... and the damn thing did not want to let go... so it took some time.... they got it out.. stuffed me with gauze and told me to take large doses of Advil for pain... WTF... first of..I'm 46.... and from all the new guildlines...anyone over the age of 40 should not take large does of Advil.... it can cause heart issues.... and second..I told them straight off that I cannot take Advil at all, due to stomach issues.... well.. dentist shook her had and said..that was all they could offer.... it's been awful... and I'm still in pain.. it feels like I got punched in the jaw many times with brass knuckles..... and I am not a happy camper.... so... I have been taking benedryl to just knock me out so I can sleep it off... excpet I have to take it every four hours..cause every three and a half hours I start to hurt.... I added in tylenol.. but it really does not help.... ... I expect that I have at least another week of this crap and then maybe I can eat real food again... all I am wanting is damn nachos... and that is just not possible unless throw a plateful in the blender and put it on high..... I'm currently eating smoothies, apple sauce , cottage cheese... and with work..I can eat potato chips by shoving one into my cheek on my ok side of mouth and letting the saliva melt it to mush then swallow... it's a slow process but... it makes me feel like I'm full after 15 min.... which is nice ... oh ya... and a chocolate bar.... if it's just plain chocolate... I can let that melt til I can swallow.... my smoothies are very healthy... fresh fruit, fresh fruit/veg blend, with flaxseed meal, hemp seeds, yogurt, honey... blend...and mmmmmm mmmmmmmm. tasty.... and full of good stuff I need to live. but again... when you can't eat... you miss solid food.... it makes me appreciate the teeth I have left.... as sadly.. this is not my first extraction.... my birther did not properly care for herself while she was pregnant with me... and my bones, tendons and teeth have suffered from that... as a kid, I needed dental work at every visit... none of my teeth had enamel that was good...and my mom never taught me good dental hygiene.... that was all stuff I learned to late to help.... so I have one molar left on the bottom of my mouth.... ..I have all my canines and front one.. but no molars on the bottom to grind food.... I will need to get Bridges on both sides... luckily I have all my top teeth still.. but I have to other teeth on the top that have broken corners on the molars... so those need to be fixed next.. and they can be fixed... so I will do that... I also grind my teeth at night..so I will need to get a mouth guard, so I don't do more damage. this sucks.