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Title: The Tooth
Date: August 26, 2026

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  Day before yesterday, I noticed something off about my
gumline. Yesterday, I went to a dentist to get it looked at
by someone. It was an abscess, rooted in a cracked tooth
I've been dealing with for a while. They gave me strong
antibiotics and a pain med to help deal with everything,
but said I needed to get that tooth (and all four broken
wisdom teeth) extracted.

  Today, I finally got my meds (the pharmacy was closed by
the time the doctor called it in), and after *two* of the
twenty-eight antibiotics got into me, it went boom in my
mouth. Now I'm dealing with that, but the dentist said I'll
be fine since I'm taking the antibiotics. It got me freaked
out, but I'm okay for now.

  This has been one hell of a week, and it's only Wednesday
at the moment. My mate is getting me some peppermint tea to
help deal with the lighter pain, mostly so I don't have to
take "The Good Shit™" (Keterolac) and be overkill about it.
I also have cheesy vegan mashed potatoes cooling for me in
the fridge for dinner, so it's not all bad. <3

  Here's to hoping I get my application accepted for the
local free dental clinic. Otherwise, having all five teeth
yanked will be over $1300 USD on their own, not including
all the other requirements.

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