Unlike most of my peers, my wisdom teeth never grew in. High school, College, and Grad School passed without nary a new tooth. Now, at age 26, I have my first- the upper left tooth. It started to come in around New Years and is still only about half-way grown in. Since late December, it has been hurting on and off, and this latest bout of tooth pain is really unbearable. I can't even open my mouth all the way. Here's the dilemma- I don't know if it just hurts because it's still growing in or if it's because it's growing in wrong or because my mouth doesn't have room for it. I have an appointment scheduled to have it removed the first week of March but I'm hoping the pain will go away before that, and I can cancel it.
My doctor says the timing of the "eruption" of my first wisdom tooth just weeks after Johan was born is a mere coincidence. (By the way, I am disgusted by the word eruption when associated with teeth.) But I don't buy it. With all the hormones and changes and calcium-related issues surrounding pregnancy and child-birth, I know that this wisdom tooth is somehow related to Johan's birth. I am totally going to sympathize when he starting cutting teeth. This hurts something fierce.
2 comments:
2 cocktails and 3 Advil seem to have helped, somewhat.
glad you've found a way to soothe the pain but that sucks! and agreed, the word "erupt" is truly disgusting when applied to anyone's mouth, especially one's own.
think of it this way - you are getting more and more wise:)
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