In December, two days after Christmas, I broke my big toe. It happened as I was getting ready for bed so, after a few curses, I went to sleep hoping it would feel better in the morning. The next day I decided to go to the doctor.

I would gladly trade the pain in my mouth for the pain I had in my toe.

I laid awake all night, drenched in sweat, unable to fall asleep due to the pain in my mouth. I went to the dentist this morning and he said I had a dry socket. The clot that was supposed to keep food and debris from affecting my jaw bone disappeared, shooting pain in each tooth, down my jaw, and up to my ear. Advil, Orajel, antibitoics, and even Lortab did nothing.

The dentist packed the socket with a small, medicine-soaked gauze that sent even more insane pain through my skull. At 5:00pm, I’m still awake and the pain is unbearable.

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