I spent most of the late morning and into the later afternoon helping my neighbor clean her house. I cleaned all of her kitchen – counter tops, fridge, sink, organized LOTS of things, vacuumed her house and took a break a bit after 2pm for mine and Katie’s lunch then I put her down for a late nap then went back to cleaning and didn’t stop until it was time to come back, get Katie up, fed, and get our dinner cooked for later. Well, a bit later on before the gym when Brad came home – I could tell that my sinuses were kind of acting up *just* a tiny and the upper left side of my gums were starting to hurt. Yea, too much exposure to cig smoke/dust for hours and hours = irritation to my sensitive sinuses. I should of taken some pain relievers before we went to the gym but it was only a little pain, so I figured it would be OK. I had been doing HEAVY cleaning all day, so I knew I should take it a bit easier at the gym. STATS >>>
warmup, elliptical, 10 minutes, 1.35 miles, 105 calories
leg press – 3X, 210lbs, 10 reps
glute – 3X, 90lbs, 10 reps
leg extension – 3X, 85lbs, 10 reps
abs & back – till max
leg push off – up & back the wall
calf extension – 3X, 90lbs, 10 reps
summit trainer – 11 minutes, 0.60 miles, 117 calories
elliptical – 11 minutes, 1.30 miles, 103 calories
As I continued to work out the pain got worse… and worse… and worse. I was in pretty bad gum pain by the time I was done. I drank plenty of water, had a protein bar and we talked to the front desk people for a bit before heading out. It was a bit earlier than usual, so we decided to go to Wal-Mart, since I wanted another protein bar & energy drink. Well, we wound up in a traffic jam for like 15 minutes to go a short distance and then went to the store and got 3 items but stood in line for another 15 minutes. Brad was not impressed and I was in SUPERRRRRR pain by then. I almost cried & I’m really good with pain. SUCKED MAJORLY. Came home, got Katie, bath+bed for her & Brad was super grumpy… didn’t help. Took some meds, ate my turkey mix, while taking a HOT bath and now here I am. The meds are finally starting to kick in but my gums are still sore to the touch.
Gonna browse Facebook then play on my iPad for a long while before bed! Hope I feel OK tomorrow, thank goodness it’s a rest day. Prob not gonna do much of anything, besides fold laundry and I *might* go help my neighbor for an hour or so tomorrow afternoon, maybe – depending on how I feel. I just don’t think I can be exposed to the dust/cig smoke for longer than 1-2 hours. Anyway, I’m out! Have a great night!
What are you taking for your tooth pain love? Over the counter?
it wasn’t the tooth that was hurting, since it’s dead haha but painful gums – I was taking 2 asprin and a generic version of Aleve… and those seemed to help, but I don’t have pain in the gums anymore ATM since I am making sure to brush + rinse and need to get into a flossing routine too. Gonna do all I can at home until I can get to a dentist in August.
Tooth/gum pain is always the worse. I have severe facial/jaw pain because I grind my teeth so badly (I’ve actually done damage to my jaw, and I’m on a waiting list for surgery). Definitely a hassle 🙁 I don’t get Andrew’s insurance plan until we are married in November – so I’m kind of in the same boat you are. Hang in there 😆