Toothaches suck

Blinding pain.  That's what this toothache is.  It's the kind of pain that makes you want to put your head down until it goes away.  And stupid me, I forgot to bring the ibuprofen with me this morning, so I had to pay $2.50 for 4 tablets at work.  It's working though, I am no longer flinching at loud noises like the telephone or emitting involuntary groans.  Yesterday I had to lay down with the heating pad on my face and took some ibuprofen.  That helped a lot.

The pain started yesterday after I ate an apple.  Don't know why, because I've been eating apples almost daily now since I started the whole30 diet.  I guess it's just the entropy in my mouth.  I don't know if I've mentioned it before, but my teeth are pretty horrible, and I'm very self-conscious of them.  I debated getting dental insurance this year, but I decided to keep my short-term disability instead because I don't know how things are going to go with my back, and I can't really afford both. 

Now I'm afraid to eat anything else, or talk too much, for fear of is starting up again.  I don't want to have to have spent $5 on ibuprofen at work when I have a bottle at home that cost just as much for like 20x as many pills.  Doesn't seem to matter if I chew on the other side of my mouth, moving my jaw seems to make it hurt too.  TMJ, I think it's called.