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MissM250
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- Feb 25, 2020
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Not the greatest day. Ended up with an abscess on one of my extraction sites. Woke me up on crazy pain and fever at 3am. Once hubby was off to work, it took me three hours to work up the courage to call the dentist's emergency number. I felt like he would tell me I wasn't taking care of myself properly, or be cross with me or dismissive. Instead, he immediately called in a script for antibiotics, told me to send a pic of the site, and recommended better pain meds. The cherry on top? One of the texts he sent during the convo " Everything is going to be ok ". He knew how much acute pain I was in, and helped to calm my panic. I can't believe I was trying to rationalize not calling, and just suffering through it like I used to. I cried a lot, emotional release it seems from the relief of being able to ask for help, and not feel shameful or like a bad person for having this happen. This is a life changing few months for sure. I'm about to go and rest this weary soul. Talk soon!