Terrible Toothache!

This is my dilemma. Our dilemma. Both Honey and I are restless discussing the remedies of this terrible toothache. The thing is, last October my dentist in the Philippines advised me to get a root canal for a particular tooth, but since I didn't have enough time to do that since my flight for the US will be on the following month, I settled for the usual antibiotics and pain relievers. Honey was rushing me too so I guess I heard him told me to finish the tooth work in the US. Last year was my best year for all the drugs available there is over the counter. Philippines is just very lenient with prescriptions.

On a Sunday, when I couldn't take the pain any longer, Honey went searching for a dentist that was on duty. He found one and we went rushing to her clinic to get a prescription for an antibiotic. The dentist gave me a non-refillable prescription for Penicillin. Pretty weak antibiotic compared to the antibiotics that I was exposed to last year. I've had Clindamycin, Levofloacin, Oxofloxacin, and Amoxicillin. I took the Penicillin together with a 200mg Ibuprofen for two days, and noticed the pain was getting worse.


We rushed to the dentist again to ask for another prescription for a stronger pain reliever, and gave me a non-refillable 30 tables of 800mg Ibuprofen. For two days now, I have had a good night's sleep. I also secured an over the counter Tylenol PM extra strong just in case the 800mg wears off during my sleep. The pain is still here, this time it is tolerable, but Honey told me this wouldn't go away anymore because my body has been immune to the antibiotics that it wont kill the bacteria that is causing the pain, and I had no choice but to schedule a root canal session next week. Bad news of all, Valentines day will be next week and the family has a plan for that day!



I so want to get rid of this pain as well, and also my mind is restless for the pain that I had to go through during the root canal procedure. My conclusion: SELF MEDICATION DAYS IS OVER. The Amoxicillin I ordered online is happily on its way.