Chronicles of the Qin Dynasty

7.26 Supplement
I've had a persistent toothache for over ten days, it keeps coming back. I've taken a lot of anti-inflammatory medication (as prescribed by the doctor, but it hasn't been very effective). My last line of defense is loxoprofen sodium for strong pain relief.

We're still using ibuprofen, but it's still ineffective an hour after taking it.

I'm afraid I won't be able to write anything tonight.

July 7.26th update: I had my tooth extracted; now it's a permanent solution.

Here's what happened: Because I have plenty of dental experience, I continued to take metronidazole, amoxicillin, and ibuprofen together for this gum swelling and pain. The pain remained tolerable but not completely resolved.

The doctor agreed, saying that if there was inflammation, they wouldn't be able to handle it well (it was a serious condition).

I went to the dentist today. It was still aching slightly in the morning, but after waiting in line for an hour, I felt it was better.

That's right, it's already in the dental queue!!!
You're so disappointing!
When it was my turn, the doctor looked closely and said, "Oh, the swelling is gone, there's no reaction, you're all better! Do we need any further treatment?"

I said I needed to see what was going on; it hadn't taken this long before.

So they took an X-ray, and the root tip protruded (from the previous quack doctor; as for why I call him a quack, it's because it was extremely typical! Too gruesome to post a picture, but it's truly representative).
Since the root tip couldn't be accessed, the doctor offered two options:
1. Continue taking medication to prevent recurrence (recurrence is inevitable).

2. Tooth extraction, a permanent solution. Dental implants three months later (I'll decide on that later).
Of course I'd choose number 2!
But it was the fifth day of my period, and I didn't eat breakfast (I hadn't thought about getting a tooth pulled).
The doctor was speechless: "What are you doing with this stack of buffs I have here?!"

A group of people urged me to take my blood pressure. Oh, I'm healthy.

But that didn't work; they made me go out for breakfast.

They came back, gave me anesthesia, and pulled my tooth.

While waiting for the anesthesia to take effect, I kept telling the doctor, "It tastes so bitter!"

He said, "You can rinse your mouth, it's okay, you can rinse your mouth."

I said, "No, my life is so hard! I had to have my molar pulled at such a young age!"

The doctor comforted me, saying, "We have a colleague who had his tooth pulled at 24." Then came the extraction process—the drilling, prying, hammering, and pulling—which I won't go into detail about.

The doctor exclaimed, "Oh dear, look at this molar. It's not sturdy at all; it'll break if you put any force on it."

I felt comforted: "It's good that it's not sturdy. If it were really sturdy and I had to pull it out, I would really feel heartbroken."

The doctor remained silent.

After a while, they continued with their methods.

In the end, a total of six portions were taken out.

He neatly laid them out for me to see, from largest to smallest, and asked if I needed a souvenir.

(That protruding root tip is just too typical!!!)

I politely declined, but we took a photo together as a souvenir.

Then she felt heartbroken: "What huge teeth! I'll never be able to eat with them again!"

He comforted me, saying, "It's okay, you can't eat this since you're in pain anyway."

Then an absorbable hemostatic sponge was inserted (let's call it that for now).

Dental advancements are rapid; such a large cavity can be filled without stitches (it's true that projects with money tend to develop quickly).
I'm currently lying down at home and have taken medication. If nothing unexpected happens, I should be able to fight again tonight!

(To be honest, I wrote about the dental appointments, the waiting for anesthesia, the waiting for cotton balls, and so on... Wow, she's so strong! A woman like a female eagle!)
Alright, report complete.

May everyone have strong teeth! May you all avoid this kind of suffering!
(End of this chapter)