I recently had a crown prepared and a false tooth cemented on top. (Last Wednesday). Ever since that day I have been in excruciating pain constantly. I didn't know what to do to manage it.
Normally when you slam a finger in the door, stub a toe, pull a muscle the pain subsides in time to a dull ache or throb. I had never experienced life with pain this constant.
It was interesting to watch me tell colleagues at work "I'm fine!" with a big smile on my face when I was exhausted inside. To watch me try and cope with being too tired to work and to come home and spend the evening resting and sleeping if I could fall asleep with the pain.
My dentist removed the false tooth yesterday (after chiding me for not seeking his help sooner) and re-cemented it after changing the chemical they use to cement the tooth. Problem solved. I am no longer in any pain and my world feels more open and free and like the sky is blue again.
If I were to do it all over again, or rather the next time constant pain comes into my life I am now pondering how I might re-act differently, more authentically. Any suggestions?
Warmly,
C
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