GAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!
I can't freaking win.
In the last week, I have had:
Thursday - cramps and headache
Friday - shoulder pain so bad I thought someone was trying to rip it off
Saturday and Sunday - hot flashes
Monday - mostly just tired
Tuesday - extreme headache of DEATH (due to lack of sleep)
Wednesday - fever and chills
Yesterday - aches, low-grade fever, general yuckiness
Today - absolutely horrible toothache
I thought I might have had the flu... I MIGHT have had a mild case of it (maybe I still do)... at any rate I have been taking it easy the past couple days and woke up this morning feeling pretty good. Showered, dressed, got to work. Had animal crackers for breakfast (as they were portable and I was running behind) and then all of a sudden my tooth started hurting. Oh joy. Now the whole left side of my mouth hurts and occasionally my inner ear as well. *sigh* This is my own fault... I know I have a cavity, my old dentist found it in May and I was supposed to get it filled in August, but due to a miscommunication I ended up missing the appointment. Which didn't bother me TOO much at the time, because I didn't have insurance and would have had to pay for it out of pocket (about $300). So, January has been the plan, now that I have health insurance again: doctor, dentist, neurologist. But unless today is a fluke (please please please let it be a fluke) I might be needing to go to the dentist a bit sooner than expected. :P
*sigh* Naturally it had to happen right at the beginning of the day so now I'm stuck at work for another SEVEN HOURS with no Advil. *whimper*
stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid
I should have gotten it filled. :P
*bangs head on desk*
Advil, I have realized, is a godsend. :P I don't take medecine very often, certainly not for every little ache and pain. When I have a cold I usually just sneeze and cough my way through it. I NEVER take liquid medecine (far too yucky). But if I'm in pain and it's affecting my ability to do other things, I will take something. Last Saturday I woke up at 5AM with a shoulder feeling like somebody stuck knives in it... took Advil around 8 (after failed attempts to get another 3 hours' sleep), by 9 I was fine and it hasn't bothered me since. Wednesday, even after a good night's sleep, I woke up with remnants of Tuesday's headache (which was practically debilitating, I'm surprised I got any work done that day) -- again, fine. If I had some right now I think it would help. :P The fact that I have needed it three times in a week IS a fluke, but I've been glad it's there.
BUT... that's a moot point... as I don't have any right now, and am stuck just dealing with this crap for the next 6.5 hours.
*cries*
*curls up in fetal position under desk and goes to sleep*
Happy Halloween. :P