Poor Me!

**Arthur Little** · 23rd June 2014

Ended up going to the dentist today after being plagued by recurring toothache for most of the past weekend.

Turned out an *abscess

had formed adjacent to one of my few remaining BIG back teeth ... *for which I was duly prescribed a short course of Amoxicillin 250 mg capsules to be taken 3 times daily spaced out ... over the next 7 days.

Having already gone through ...

HELL? (That certainly!) But

... what I meant to say was - in spite of consuming a full 16-pack of Tesco's extra powerful painkillers since the onset of the problem late last Friday evening and starting my prescription - I'm still getting

agonising twinges gnawing away while I sit here waiting impatiently for the antibiotics to "kick in" properly.

Ouch!

**Slip** · 23rd June 2014

I feel your pain. I currently have an abscess and in 10 days time am going into hospital to have three wisdom teeth out and the abscess removed

**Terpe** · 23rd June 2014

Poor Arthur....
I've recently had similar so really understand the feeling.
Here's wishing you a speedy recovery to pain free chomping

**stevewool** · 23rd June 2014

How about a drop of the good stuff rubbed around that tooth, that may help

**Doc Alan** · 23rd June 2014

I sympathise, Arthur, and wish you a full recovery with pain relief as soon as possible.

As I explained to Slip in a previous thread, the usual way to cure a dental abscess is by the dentist or dental surgeon cutting into it to drain away the pus ( fluid containing the bacteria / bugs ). Indeed, antibiotics may not always be needed for dental abscesses unless there are complications ( like local spread ). If they were needed, amoxicillin ( a type of penicillin ), as prescribed in your case, is appropriate.

Hopefully the antibiotics will “ kick in “, as you say, but presumably this is prior to your dentist / dental surgeon draining the abscess.

Get well soon

!

**Michael Parnham** · 23rd June 2014

Bless you Arthur!

**Arthur Little** · 25th June 2014

Originally Posted by Slip

I feel your pain. I currently have an abscess and in 10 days time am going into hospital to have three wisdom teeth out and the abscess removed

Ah ... I'd been thinking about you and your "teething troubles" in the months leading up to your

in the Philippines.

Brave man! Although, looking at yours and Harlene's happy smiling faces in the pre-nuptial photos, Slip ... I was reassured that you appeared to manage (for the most part, at least) to remain pretty clear of any recurring symptoms - thankfully!

All the best in getting the various problems fixed once and for all.

**Arthur Little** · 25th June 2014

Originally Posted by Terpe

Poor Arthur....
I've recently had similar so really understand the feeling.
Here's wishing you a speedy recovery to pain free chomping

Thank you, Peter;

... I hadn't realised you'd been (unlike myself!) "suffering in silence". Hopefully, you're no longer in any pain now.

**Arthur Little** · 25th June 2014

Originally Posted by Doc Alan

I sympathise, Arthur, and wish you a full recovery with pain relief as soon as possible.

As I explained to Slip in a previous thread, the usual way to cure a dental abscess is by the dentist or dental surgeon cutting into it to drain away the pus ( fluid containing the bacteria / bugs ). Indeed, antibiotics may not always be needed for dental abscesses unless there are complications ( like local spread ). If they were needed, amoxicillin ( a type of penicillin ), as prescribed in your case, is appropriate.

Hopefully the antibiotics will “ kick in “, as you say ...

Get well soon

!

Thanks too, for your sympathy, Alan. Alas my dentist didn't offer to drain the abscess ... preferring instead to prescribe antibiotics - which, frankly, aren't helping a great deal to relieve the almost constant dull ache - when I wish to God he'd just yanked the tooth out in the first place. Indeed, the Amoxicillin capsules proved so ineffective that I was forced to walk 3/4 of a mile each way to the 24-hr Tesco store in order to replenish my stock of painkillers late last night. Oddly enough, doing this did bring a modicum of relief ... even if it was

short-lived.

**Arthur Little** · 25th June 2014

Originally Posted by Doc Alan

... but presumably this is prior to your dentist / dental surgeon draining the abscess.

... 'fraid NOT

... his parting shot was, "see you in six months' time - unless, of course, the tooth gives you any more bother".

**Slip** · 25th June 2014

Originally Posted by Arthur Little

Ah ... I'd been thinking about you and your "teething troubles" in the months leading up to your

in the Philippines.

Brave man! Although, looking at yours and Harlene's happy smiling faces in the pre-nuptial photos, Slip ... I was reassured that you appeared to manage (for the most part, at least) to remain pretty clear of any recurring symptoms - thankfully!

All the best in getting the various problems fixed once and for all.

I actually was in pain while out there for around a week halfway through my time. A good dose of antibiotics got me through

**KeithD** · 25th June 2014

Stay away from my dentist, she's not called 'The Butcher' for nothing

**sars_notd_virus** · 25th June 2014

Originally Posted by Arthur Little

Ended up going to the dentist today after being plagued by recurring toothache for most of the past weekend.

Turned out an *abscess

had formed adjacent to one of my few remaining BIG back teeth ... *for which I was duly prescribed a short course of Amoxicillin 250 mg capsules to be taken 3 times daily spaced out ... over the next 7 days.

Having already gone through ...

HELL? (That certainly!) But

... what I meant to say was - in spite of consuming a full 16-pack of Tesco's extra powerful painkillers since the onset of the problem late last Friday evening and starting my prescription - I'm still getting

agonising twinges gnawing away while I sit here waiting impatiently for the antibiotics to "kick in" properly.

Ouch!

Get well soon sir Art.
Dave has got the same problem, they put filling on his tooth six months ago and realized it was no good and needs to be extracted in the end

I never stop contacting NHS 111 until the problem was resolved...He is now a happy bunny but not happy paying 50quid for it

**Arthur Little** · 25th June 2014

Originally Posted by sars_notd_virus

Get well soon sir Art.
Dave has got the same problem, they put filling on his tooth six months ago and realized it was no good and needs to be extracted in the end

I never stop contacting NHS 111 until the problem was resolved...He is now a happy bunny but not happy paying 50quid for it

Thank you Mari

to learn that Dave has had problems with his filling though. Sometimes extraction is the best remedy ... and

I wish that course of action had been suggested for mine after the last occasion an abscess formed on the affected site.

Glad to read Dave's gotten rid of his pain and I'm happy to report that, for the first time in nearly a week, I woke up this morning without the horrible gnawing sensation.

**Arthur Little** · 25th June 2014

Originally Posted by stevewool

How about a drop of the good stuff rubbed around that tooth, that may help

Originally Posted by Michael Parnham

Bless you Arthur!

Originally Posted by Win2Win

Stay away from my dentist, she's not called 'The Butcher' for nothing

Thank you, fellas, for your words of comfort ... which are also much appreciated.

**Terpe** · 25th June 2014

Tonight I was able to carefully chomp some almonds and seems to be OK
Hope you're starting to chomp pain free now Arthur

**marksroomspain** · 25th June 2014

I know how you feel my friend having had one 2 months back the pain is unbelievable.

I was also given amoxicillin 250mg which didn't touch it then increased to 500mg still agony so was drained by incision on the gum ouch but god what a relief.

I was then given metranizadole alongside the amoxcillin and a root canal to follow and after 3 visits to the dentist treatment was completed.

But one last thing I got was thrush down below due to the powerful effects of metranizadole lol, so damm sore and inflamed lol so no

for a while...

but in context I know how you feel.

Get well soon Arthur.....

**Arthur Little** · 26th June 2014