Ouch....I'm in pain........

Our Halloween weekend was rather eventful. The kids brought home oodles of candy. My favorite kinds of candy were plentiful in the piles they poured out onto the floor. I love anything with chocolate and peanut butter, and I was eyeing all the butterfingers and reeces peanut butter cups as they dumped them out onto the carpet. Oranges and yellows everywhere.

After the kids were snug in bed on Sunday night, I went digging around in the leftover Halloween candy. I grabbed my cup of coffee and my comfy chair and went to unwrapping a fun size butterfinger bar. I sunk my teeth into that milk chocolatey crunchy piece of heaven, and then all of a sudden there was a big crack that was not supposed to happen in this story. A big chunk of my tooth fell off in the back of my mouth. That's what I get for sneaking into my kids Halloween candy in the middle of the night. ha ha ha

I have dealt with the pain for about three days now. It is throbbing, and it has a sharp piece that is cutting my tongue. Enough is enough. As much as I hate going to the dentist, I broke down and made an appointment for 1:30 today. I'm going to have him pull that sucker out. We don't have the money for a root canal, or any of that fancy stuff and the tooth is in the back of my mouth. I cannot wait to get it OUT OF THERE.

What kinds of candies are you sneaking out of your kids baskets? If you don't have kids what are your favorites?

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Adelaide M. Nov 4, 2009, 10:03am EST

Good luck with your dental appointment. My dad is a dentist and you'd be amazed how many calls we get the week after Halloween with candy injuries.

As for your actual question, I don't have any kids and not one trick or treater came to the door. I thought this was very odd given that I live in a apartment complex, but I'm glad my boyfriend bought candy I like. I've been snacking on Take 5 bars and Resees cups all weel.

Monica H. Nov 4, 2009, 10:11am EST

I bet your Dad does get many calls after Halloween.

This tooth has been bad for a while and had a small crack in it for a while now. Eating that candy bar was just the right touch to make it crack. OUCH.

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Dagmara H. Nov 4, 2009, 10:04am EST

awww, Monica I am so sorry. I also don't like the dentists, so I know how you feel. I wish you good luck today.

Monica H. Nov 4, 2009, 10:10am EST

I don't really mind going to the dentist because they always take care of your teeth, or get you out of the pain. What I don't like is the COST of the dentist that makes me cringe.

Monica H. Nov 4, 2009, 10:12am EST

I wish my husband was a dentist. Then our whole family could get our teeth work for free.

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Katie R. Nov 4, 2009, 10:13am EST

The dentist can be sooo expensive.

Monica H. Nov 4, 2009, 10:42am EST

Yes, they can. It will be less expensive to just have the tooth pulled and be done with it.

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Donna S. Nov 4, 2009, 10:24am EST

I hate the dentist. I had an adsessed wisdom tooth pulled last month and have had sinus issues ever since.....I wont be going back except for routine stuff.....eeeeek. Good luck.

Monica H. Nov 4, 2009, 10:43am EST

Donna---I had all four of my wisdom teeth pulled in high school and I got dry sockets in all of them and it was one of the most painful experiences I have ever had............rated right up there with child birth.

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Kelly M. Nov 4, 2009, 10:33am EST

Hope you feel better soon! I always swipe the Reese's

Monica H. Nov 4, 2009, 10:43am EST

Kelly, I will feel better right after I get the numbing shot and then I can say Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh.

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Bridget ♥ Nov 4, 2009, 11:56am EST

Monica I am so sorry, that's awful!

CHOCOLATE is all I need! LOL!

Monica H. Nov 4, 2009, 12:19pm EST

It's about 11:20am here Bridget and my appt is at 1:30. I have been taking Tylenol Rapid Release gels and it's not even touching the pain.

Only 2 more hours and it will be gone, and a nice little bill to go with it. ha ha ha ha

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Carla B. Nov 4, 2009, 12:27pm EST

I hope you'll be feeling better very soon.

I haven't messed with Elliott's Halloween candy other than eating a KitKat on Friday right after we got done trick or treating.

Monica H. Nov 5, 2009, 12:05am EST

You are such a good Mommy. My husband and I always tell the kids they have to share since we are their drivers for trick or treating. My kids aren't big on the chocolate anyway, they like all the gummy's and other types of kids candies.

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Dawn G. Nov 4, 2009, 1:25pm EST

I steal Three Musketeers out of my daughter's bag but she didn't go this year. We were busy planning some of her wedding and packing to move

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Mrslisae Photography E. Nov 4, 2009, 2:38pm EST

Oh my! I'd be screwed if that happened...Here the dentists require full payment at office visit and you never know what that visit is...Even with our insurance we had to pay upfront $200 cash or credit card...never ask why so many Alabamians do not have teeth....Hope he can get you out of pain...Hate seeing a friend in pain...

Since my new allergy to anything nut, my daughter graciously gave me all her twix (stale) and her kitkats (also stale) and a few others that I haven't gotten brave enough to try yet.

Monica H. Nov 5, 2009, 12:08am EST

I don't even have dental insurance at the moment. We are friends with the dentist and his wife, so I got very lucky. He only charged me $40 for a procedure that should have costed way more. My tooth broke in three places when he was pulling it out. He had to do a little surgery to get it out of there. The crown broke off of my back tooth while he was pulling the other one out. He made me an appt in a couple of weeks to put a new crown on free of charge. So in all, I got very lucky today.

But boy am I in pain. I am in recovery from alcohol/pills for several years now so I won't take any pain medicine. So the tylenol is just not cutting it right now.

Mrslisae Photography E. Nov 5, 2009, 12:27am EST

sending some prayers to help you out

Monica H. Nov 6, 2009, 6:11pm EST

Thanks Lisa.

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Sarah (I want points) Nov 4, 2009, 3:19pm EST

Oh yikes! I hope you get that fixed soon.

Monica H. Nov 5, 2009, 12:09am EST

I got it pulled today which was a whole other story in itself.

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CC Miranda the artrat (or am i?) Nov 4, 2009, 3:25pm EST

see, that's why i suck the chocolate off of the butterfingers and slowly gnaw on the inside or let it dissolve in my mouth. it's either that, or the buttery inside gets caught in my teeth and i can't get it out.

Monica H. Nov 5, 2009, 12:11am EST

See, I knew I should have went to the chocolate edicate eating school. Damn it.

Thank you for the PM about the hat. I would love to get one. Love that cream/beige one. I need to wait until I start working again and then get back to you. I start my new job on Nov. 16. Money is really tight until then.

CC Miranda the artrat (or am i?) Nov 5, 2009, 2:07am EST

no worries. if for some reason it sells before you have the money, i'll make you another one.

Monica H. Nov 6, 2009, 6:12pm EST

Ok. No problem CC.

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Marianne R. Nov 4, 2009, 5:23pm EST

Sorry about your tooth!

Monica H. Nov 5, 2009, 12:12am EST

It's gone now. Boy was it a mess. It broke in 3 places while he was extracting it. I am so sore right now.

Glad it outta there though.

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heather "chickenlips" g. Nov 4, 2009, 10:36pm EST

Oh no! That stinks! I hope it's all better now.

And, yes...I take candy from my kids :~) I tell them it's my pay for taking them out! Reese's, Milky Way, 3 Muskateers, Milk Duds....YUM!