Little Cause, Ultimate Torture

It’s an agony enduring a cavity in your lips. It’s even more difficult if it’s almost the size of pea! The throbbing in the head, the ultimate shear of the nerves every time food touches the cavity – it’s just nerve-wrecking.

Imagine waking up in the morning, when your lips have been ‘sealed’ for the night – opening your mouth is torture. Later when you are about to brush your teeth, the bubbles of the of the toothpaste just stings your cavity like a bamboo cutting through your skin. The soreness and the twinging sensation are just unbearable. Don’t you just wish that you have that painkiller that could just numb all your senses?

I’ve had this mouth ulcer for almost a week now, and it’s really driving not just me, but also Papa, crazy. With the ulcer come a prolonged headache, back pain and swollen lips. And Papa will be the perpetual masseur and therapist. He does not favor this at all because the default masseuse cum therapist will always be yours truly. This is however, one of the times that I could get pampered in that manner (besides giving birth and pregnancy discomforts). As much indulgence I could get from the man, I still prefer being the masseuse because it’s 10 times better than tolerating the pain… I just wish this gigantic ulcer would diminish by the time Ramadhan starts…