General Medical Question - Non Urgent - I'm in so much pain :'( please help

[sherbet lemon]

hey i didnt no whether to put this as urgent or not as im in a lot of pain :'( but i have pain in the left side of my face, im not sure whether or not that its coming from my teeth i thought it was at the start but im still unsure. its soo sore and im meant to be doing a 12hour shift tomorrow ive took painkillers and they arent really helping. and putting a cold face cloth against my cheek to which is helping a wee bit but the pain keeps coming and going

has anyone else any idea on what i could do, i was thinking going in late to work tomorrow and going to dentist maybe if its not good over night, (my mum thinks it might be an abcess)

please help
catherine

[purple is a fruit]

Sorry you're so sore :(
Go to your dentist tomorrow, you'll be miserable at work if you don't get this sorted and we can't tell you here what it is as we can't examine you.
More importantly we can't treat it! If it is an abscess at the very least you will probably need antibiotics which you will need to see a Dr/Dentist to get, it may also need draining. A carie (hole in your tooth) could also cause the pain, and again that would need treatment by a dentist.
An abscess would be more likely if you have a swelling in the area that is painful (you may only be able to see it from inside your mouth), redness &/or a temperature.
Aside from these 2 possibilities there are lots of other posibilities depending on your symptoms and their locations. your sinuses can cause pain in your face, sometime salivary glands can become inflamed, blocked &/or painful (more likely if you purge). There are also nerves, eye problems, ear problems that can all refer pain to your face.
It sounds like you think it might be mouth related. I'd say you've done the right thing with the pain relief and get an emergency appt with your dentist tomorrow.
Hugs xx

[sherbet lemon]

thanks for your reply the painkillers are starting to kick in, but the thing is that im meant to be working a twelve hour shift and i hate to ring in sick as it will leave them short and they are already short staffed. i might see how i am feeling tonight and if i am still in a lot of pain i will have to ring them tonight so that they can try and arrange cover

[ironholly]

get desoleble co codamol swill it round your mouth but dont swollow it, helps when my wisdom teeth are infected or impacted

[Jetforce]

What type of pain are you experiencing? Is it sharp? dull? does it spread elsewhere on your face? Does it hurt if you sneeze or do something?

[sherbet lemon]

it was coming and going i was taking ibuprofen for it as last year i had an abcess on the other side of my mouth and it was the only thing helping. one of my teeth r sore today so i think it must be from it, mm im not sure i think that it was dull. im off work on monday though so im going to go to dentist then. though the pain isnt as bad today, but i dont want it to get worse

[Kame]

Good luck with the dentist on Monday, hopefully they'll be able to help you out :) In the mean time, just keep up with taking painkillers if you need to.