I went to a doctor yesterday at Chemguy's request. Had him come with me, as the pain kept getting worse and my ability to focus was getting worse plus I had to keep putting ice in my mouth just to cope.
He saw why I had no interest in going right then when I couldn't see my own doctor even though things might be a bit easier to diagnose when it's at it's worst. The doctor was totally disinterested, didn't think HAE was serious, and repeatedly asked about the rash on my face which is some eczema that isn't all that bad and mostly dryness made worse by the weather and having an ice pack on my face the night before. Chemguy pushed for her to at least write a prescription for the pain.
I waited about an hour for the painkillers to do something and saw no difference, although maybe I would have if I just let my pain go to where it's max would have been without ice before and after but I had no desire to do that.
I didn't think anything topical would work well because the inflammation is clearly and issue and I thought it was too deep. Decided to give orajel a try anyway.and yay! Pain went to a low level.
I'm totally confused as to what's wrong. The worst of the issue is always in the same location but sometimes the worst isn't involved when this flares up. At least one tooth ends up sitting higher than it should, but it's not always the same tooth. It's not even always the same quadrant of my mouth.
I'll call my clinic and my dentist office both on Monday. See whoever can see me first and if they figure out the problem, great, will cancel the other. Hopefully one of them can figure this out.
